Lehesten
Lehesten | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lehesten  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Municipal assoc. | Probstzella-Lehesten-Marktgölitz |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helmut Färber (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.96 km2 (13.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,614 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07349 |
| Dialling codes | 036653 |
| Vehicle registration | SLF |
| Website | www.lehesten.de |
Lehesten is a town in the Thuringian Forest, 20 km southeast of Saalfeld. Following the World War II Operation Hydra, 400 engineers were moved from Peenemünde to a new V-2 rocket facility for testing rocket motors near Lehesten (the facility included 16 liquid oxygen production plants.)[2]
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
- ^ Heike, Hasenaur (October 2008). "Space Pioneers" (pdf). United States Army. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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