Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 5.45 km² Population 1,416 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 036074 | Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft) Postal codes 37339 Local time Tuesday 5:54 PM Postal code 37339 Municipal assoc. Eichsfeld-Wipperaue | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Kirchworbis is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Kirchworbis lies to the south of the Langenberg, a summit in the Ohm Hills.
Map of 37339 Kirchworbis, Germany
Kirchworbis is first mentioned in a 1209 document as "Kirchworvece." Part of the Electorate of Mainz since the Middle Ages, the place became part of Prussia in 1802. After a short affiliation with the Kingdom of Westphalia, Kirchworbis was part of the Prussian province of Saxony until 1945. During World War II, more than 100 women and men from Poland and Ukraine were brought to Kirchworbis and forced to work on farms, starting in 1940. From 1945 to 1949, Kirchworbis was in the Soviet occupied zone, and was part of East Germany from 1949 until German reunification in 1990.
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