Friedrichsbrunn

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'''Friedrichsbrunn''' ({{IPA|de|fʁiːdʁɪçsˈbʁʊn}}) is a village and a former municipality in the [[Harz (district)|district of Harz]], in [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. Since 23 November 2009, it is part of the town [[Thale]].

==History==

At the location of Friedrichsbrunn there has been a well and a resting place along the road between [[Quedlinburg]] and [[Nordhausen, Thuringia|Nordhausen]] since the 11th century. In 1680, a Prussian border watch station was built at the well, which was known as the ''[[Ungetreuer Brunnen]]'' (Unfaithful Well). Between 1773 and 1775, King [[Friedrich the Great]] settled the area with 50 families and the place took the name Friedrichsbrunn.

The first tourists spent their summer here in 1884. Before [[World War I]], two [[sanitorium]]s, three larger hotels, and numerous bed and breakfasts were built in Friedrichsbrunn and it became known as a health resort. During the world wars, these facilities were used as military hospitals.

In 1949, Friedrichsbrunn was recognized as a health and winter sports resort. Up to 1990, as many as 20,000 vacationers and patients came here each year. After the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], mass tourism declined.

[[Category:Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt]] [[Category:Thale]]