Bretleben

Bretleben
Location of Bretleben
Bretleben
Bretleben
Coordinates: 51°20′N 11°14′E / 51.333°N 11.233°E / 51.333; 11.233
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictKyffhäuserkreis
TownAn der Schmücke
Area
 • Total
8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
 • Total
530
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06556
Dialling codes034673
Websitewww.bretleben.de

Bretleben (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁeːtˌleːbn̩]) is a village and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town An der Schmücke. It is located at the right side of the river Unstrut, between the towns of Heldrungen and Artern. It has a station on the Sangerhausen–Erfurt railway line, where a now-decommissioned line once branched off to Bad Frankenhausen and Sondershausen.