Bretleben

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Bretleben
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Bretleben (Germany)
Bretleben
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Kyffhäuserkreis
Municipal assoc. An der Schmücke
Mayor Norbert Abicht
Basic statistics
Area 8.62 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m  (420 ft)
Population 642  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 74 /km² (193 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KYF
Postal code 06556
Area code 034673
Website www.bretleben.de
Location of Bretleben within Kyffhäuserkreis district
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Coordinates: 51°20′0″N 11°14′0″E / 51.33333, 11.23333

Bretleben is a municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district in Thuringia, Germany. It is located at the right side of the river Unstrut, between the towns of Heldrungen and Artern. It's situated at the railway connection between Erfurt and Sangerhausen, which branches off to Bad Frankenhausen and Sondershausen.

[edit] History

At the beginning of the 9th century Bretleben is mentioned as Bretalaho in a document the first time.