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Mücheln
Coat of arms of Mücheln
Location of Mücheln within Saalekreis district
SaxonyThuringiaBurgenlandkreisHalle (Saale)Anhalt-BitterfeldMansfeld-SüdharzSalzlandkreisBad DürrenbergBad LauchstädtBarnstädtBraunsbedraFarnstädtKabelsketalLandsbergLeunaWettin-LöbejünMerseburgMüchelnNemsdorf-GöhrendorfObhausenPetersbergQuerfurtSalzatalSchkopauSchraplauSteigraTeutschenthal
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorAndreas Markgraf
Area
 • Total
98.6 km2 (38.1 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
8,542
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06249, 06255, 06268, 06632
Dialling codes034632, 034633, 034636
Vehicle registrationSK
Websitewww.muecheln.de

Mücheln (Geiseltal) is a city in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Location

Mücheln (Geiseltal) is situated approximately 15 km west of Merseburg and borders Lake Geiseltal to the southwest, west, and northwest.

History

First documented evidence of a settlement is in the Hersfeld tithe register, which was written between 881 und 899. Mücheln (Geiseltal) is included under the name Muchilacha, Mücheln Castle as Muchileburg.[2]

Mücheln (Geiseltal) was awarded town privileges in 1350.

The official name of the city was changed from Mücheln to Mücheln (Geiseltal) in 1936.

Politics

In the run-off election on November 27, 2011, Andreas Marggraf defeated his opponent Steffen Keller with 72.34% of the votes. Marggraf was inaugurated on January 1, 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  2. ^ Reg. Thur. No. 287