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Weißenborn may refer to the following places in Germany:
- Weißenborn, Saxony-Anhalt, in the Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt
- Weißenborn, Hesse, in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hesse
- Weißenborn (Gleichen), part of the municipality Gleichen in the Göttingen district, Lower Saxony
- Weißenborn, Thuringia, in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Thuringia
- Weißenborn, Saxony, in the Freiberg district, Saxony
- Weißenborn (Zwickau), a locality of Zwickau, Saxony
- Weißenborn-Lüderode, in the Eichsfeld district, Thuringia
Weissenborn or H. Weissenborn is a brand of lap slide guitar manufactured by Hermann Weissenborn in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s.
These instruments are now highly sought after, and form the base for most non-resonator acoustic lap steel guitars currently produced. It is estimated that fewer than 5,000 original instruments were produced, and it is unknown how many now survive. The signature feature of Weissenborn guitars is the hollow neck, effectively a highly adapted body chamber that runs the entire length of the body, making conventional playing completely impossible.
The name Weissenborn is now commonly used to describe this style of instrument in general, with H. Weissenborn and modern factory or luthier reproductions being referred to as Weissenborn or Weissenborn-style guitars.
Weißenborn is a village in the municipality Gleichen ( district of Göttingen), east of the city of Göttingen, Germany and between Bischhausen and Glasenhausen, near the border of Thuringia. The population is about 260 people. The Garte creek originates in the village. In addition to High German, the Elbe Eastphalian dialect of West Low German is spoken in the town. The mayor is Friedrich Ehbrecht. There is one church, the Lutheran Nicolaikirche.