# Friedrichsbrunn

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Stadtteil of Thale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Friedrichsbrunn Stadtteil of Thale Coat of arms Location of Friedrichsbrunn Friedrichsbrunn Show map of Germany Friedrichsbrunn Show map of Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°41′23″N 11°2′18″E / 51.68972°N 11.03833°E / 51.68972; 11.03833 Country Germany State Saxony-Anhalt District Harz Town Thale Area • Total 18.34 km2 (7.08 sq mi) Elevation 533 m (1,749 ft) Population (2006-12-31) • Total 1,038 • Density 56.60/km2 (146.6/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 06507 Dialling codes 039487 Vehicle registration HZ Website www.friedrichsbrunn.de

**Friedrichsbrunn** (German pronunciation: [\[fʁiːdʁɪçsˈbʁʊn\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a village and a former municipality in the [district of Harz](/source/Harz_(district)), in [Saxony-Anhalt](/source/Saxony-Anhalt), [Germany](/source/Germany). Since 23 November 2009, it is part of the town [Thale](/source/Thale).

## History

At the location of Friedrichsbrunn there has been a well and a resting place along the road between [Quedlinburg](/source/Quedlinburg) and [Nordhausen](/source/Nordhausen%2C_Thuringia) since the 11th century. In 1680, a Prussian border watch station was built at the well, which was known as the *[Ungetreuer Brunnen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ungetreuer_Brunnen&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Unfaithful Well). Between 1773 and 1775, King [Friedrich the Great](/source/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](/source/World_War_I), two [sanitoriums](/source/Sanitorium), 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](/source/Berlin_Wall), mass tourism declined.

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