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Leinefelde-Worbis | |
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Location of Leinefelde-Worbis within Eichsfeld district  | |
 Location of Leinefelde-Worbis | |
  Leinefelde-Worbis  Leinefelde-Worbis | |
| Coordinates:51°23′N10°20′E / 51.383°N 10.333°E /51.383; 10.333 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Eichsfeld |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–28) | Christian Zwingmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.79 km2 (44.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 20,053 |
| • Density | 173.18/km2 (448.55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37327, 37339 |
| Dialling codes | 03605, 036074 |
| Vehicle registration | EIC, HIG, WBS |
| Website | www.leinefelde-worbis.de |
Leinefelde-Worbis (German pronunciation:[ˌlaɪnəˈfɛldəˈvɔʁbɪs]) is a town in the district ofEichsfeld, in northwesternThuringia,Germany. The town was formed on March 16, 2004, from the former independent towns Leinefelde and Worbis along with the municipalities of Breitenbach and Wintzingerode. In July 2018 the former municipality ofHundeshagen, and in January 2019Kallmerode was merged into Leinefelde-Worbis. The population before the amalgamation was 14,387 for Leinefelde, 5,541 for Worbis, 1,021 for Breitenbach and 614 for Wintzingerode. The 10 parts of Leinefelde-Worbis are Leinefelde, Worbis, Breitenbach, Kirchohmfeld, Birkungen, Beuren, Hundeshagen, Kaltohmfeld, Wintzingrode, Kallmerode and Breitenholz.
| Climate data for Leinefelde (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 0.9 (33.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.4 (39.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | −1 (30) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 58.2 (2.29) | 45.6 (1.80) | 54.4 (2.14) | 41.8 (1.65) | 67.9 (2.67) | 63.0 (2.48) | 82.3 (3.24) | 62.6 (2.46) | 58.7 (2.31) | 51.8 (2.04) | 55.8 (2.20) | 59.9 (2.36) | 697.5 (27.46) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.4 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 184.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 1.0 cm) | 10.9 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 41.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 87.0 | 83.3 | 79.2 | 72.0 | 73.9 | 75.0 | 73.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 84.6 | 88.3 | 88.7 | 79.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 50.2 | 73.2 | 120.4 | 174.9 | 206.1 | 207.0 | 212.7 | 199.7 | 152.1 | 104.2 | 50.4 | 39.2 | 1,584.7 |
| Source:World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
Leinefelde station is located on theHalle–Hann. Münden and theGotha–Leinefelde railways.
Since 1997 Worbis has become known for its bear sanctuary, theAlternativer Bärenpark Worbis, which is operated by the German animal welfare organisationStiftung für Bären – Wildtier- und Artenschutz.[4][5]
TheBorderland Museum Eichsfeld, aCold War history museum located only a few miles away from Leinefelde-Worbis, presents different topics of the history of the German division and theGDR on an area of 1,000 squaremetres. The exhibition is displayed in both German and English.
Leinefelde is the birthplace ofJohann Carl Fuhlrott, the discoverer ofNeanderthal man. It is also the birthplace ofJohannes Krause, who determined theDenisovan are a distinct line ofHomo distinct from modern humans and Neanderthals. Fuhlrott and Krause, born nearly 180 years apart, were also professors at theUniversity of Tübingen.
Worbis is the birthplace ofBernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the London second-hand bookseller and publisher, and ofBarbara Saß-Viehweger (born 1943), a German politician, lawyer and civil law notary.
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