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.
- Village with about 250 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 220 metres (730 feet)
- …is also known as “Boeseckendorf”
- Description: human settlement in Germany
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Böseckendorf
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Latitude
51.47629° or 51° 28′ 35″ north
Longitude
10.20178° or 10° 12′ 6″ east
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.
BöseckendorfCebuano
BöseckendorfDutch
BöseckendorfIrish
BöseckendorfItalian
بوزکندورفPersian
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