Lehesten

This article is about the town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt. For the town in the district of Saale-Holzland, see Lehesten, Saale-Holzland.
Lehesten
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Lehesten within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
AllendorfAltenbeuthenBad BlankenburgBechstedtCursdorfDeesbachDöschnitzDrognitzGräfenthalHohenwarteKatzhütteKaulsdorfKönigseeLehestenLeutenbergMeuraProbstzellaRohrbachRudolstadtSaalfeldSchwarzatalSchwarzburgSitzendorfUhlstädt-KirchhaselUnterweißbachUnterwellenbornThuringia
Lehesten
Lehesten
Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 11°26′53″E / 50.47556°N 11.44806°E / 50.47556; 11.44806
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.Schiefergebirge
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Nicole Vockeroth
Area
 • Total
35.96 km2 (13.88 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
 • Total
1,614
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07349
Dialling codes036653
Vehicle registrationSLF
Websitewww.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 Redl-Zipf V-2 liquid oxygen plant at Schlier stopped production, the third V-2 liquid oxygen plant (5000 tons/month) was built at a slate quarry at Lehesten at the Thuringia-Bavarian border near Nordhausen (acceptance testing of combustion chamber was also performed at the Lehesten plant). Dr Martin Schilling (the head of testing at Peenemünde) located the Lehesten site, and 400 engineers were moved from Peenemünde to Lehesten, which eventually had 16 liquid oxygen production plants.

References

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