Böseckendorf
Böseckendorf is a village in the Teistungen municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Germany. It became famous during the Cold War for two mass escapes in 1961 and 1963 involving a total of 65 inhabitants – a quarter of the village's population – across the heavily fortified inner German border.
- Type: Village with 252 residents
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Also known as: “Boeseckendorf” and “Teistungen-Böseckendorf”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St. Nikolaus and St. Nikolaus.
Pferdebergturm
Scenic viewpoint
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bleckenrode and Nesselröden.
Böseckendorf
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Teistungen, Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.47629° or 51° 28′ 35″ north
Longitude
10.20178° or 10° 12′ 6″ east
Population
252
Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)
UN/LOCODE
DE B46
Open location code
9F3GF6G2+GP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Böseckendorf” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Böseckendorf”
- Dutch: “Böseckendorf”
- French: “Böseckendorf”
- German: “Böseckendorf”
- Irish: “Böseckendorf”
- Italian: “Böseckendorf”
- Persian: “بوزکندورف”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wüstung Dudenborn and Immingerode.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Feuerwehr Böseckendorf and Cemetery Böseckendorf.
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