Berka/Werra

Berka/Werra
Ortsteil of Werra-Suhl-Tal
Coat of arms of Berka/Werra
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Berka/Werra is located in Germany
Berka/Werra
Berka/Werra
Berka/Werra is located in Thuringia
Berka/Werra
Berka/Werra
Coordinates: 50°56′22″N 10°4′12″E / 50.93944°N 10.07000°E / 50.93944; 10.07000
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictWartburgkreis
TownWerra-Suhl-Tal
Area
 • Total
56.93 km2 (21.98 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
 • Total
4,231
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99837
Dialling codes036922
Vehicle registrationWAK

Berka/Werra (also Berka an der Werra) is a town and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, in central Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Werra-Suhl-Tal. It is situated on the river Werra, 19 km west of Eisenach.

Within the former municipality there are the following municipal districts:

  • Berka/Werra city center
  • Fernbreitenbach
  • Gospenroda
  • Herda (with Hausbreitenbach and Kratzeroda)
  • Horschlitt (with Auenheim-Rienau)
  • Vitzeroda (with Abteroda and Gasteroda)
  • Wünschensuhl

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Berka/Werra was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

During World War II, Abteroda was the location of two subcamps of the Buchenwald concentration camp, in which 230 men, mostly French and Russians, and 375 French, Polish, Soviet, Italian, Serbian, Croatian and Greek women were imprisoned.[1][2] In April 1945, surviving prisoners were sent on a death march to the Buchenwald concentration camp.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abteroda (Männer)". aussenlager-buchenwald.de (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Abteroda (Frauen)". aussenlager-buchenwald.de (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2023.


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