Kirchworbis

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.

Kirchworbis
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchworbis within Eichsfeld district
BernterodeBrehmeEffelderFreienhagenGernrodeHausenHelmsdorfKrombachLutterMackenrodeMarthNeustadtRohrbergSchönhagenWiesenfeld
Kirchworbis
Kirchworbis
Coordinates: 51°24′39″N 10°23′50″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictEichsfeld
Municipal assoc.Eichsfeld-Wipperaue
Government
  MayorWolfgang Benisch (CDU)
Area
  Total5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,308
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37339
Dialling codes036074
Vehicle registrationEIC
Websitewww.kirchworbis.de

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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