Lehesten
Lehesten | ||
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 Coat of arms | ||
Location of Lehesten within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district  | ||
Municipal assoc. Schiefergebirge | | |
| Subdivisions | 3 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Nicole Vockeroth[1] | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 35.96 km2 (13.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) | |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | ||
| • 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.
World War II V-2 facility
After an August 1944 explosion at the
V-2 liquid oxygen plant (5000 tons/month)[3] was built at a slate quarry at Lehesten at the Thuringia-Bavarian border[4] near Nordhausen (acceptance testing of combustion chamber was also performed at the Lehesten plant).[3] Dr Martin Schilling (the head of testing at Peenemünde)[5] located the Lehesten site,[3] and 400 engineers were moved from Peenemünde to Lehesten, which eventually had 16 liquid oxygen production plants.[6]
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
- Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
- ^ ISBN 1-894959-00-0.
- ISBN 978-0-02-922895-1.
- ^ McGovern, J (1964). Crossbow and Overcast. New York: W. Morrow. p. 198.
- ^ Heike, Hasenaur (October 2008). "Space Pioneers" (pdf). United States Army. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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