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Mücheln

Coordinates: 51°18′N 11°48′E / 51.300°N 11.800°E / 51.300; 11.800
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Mücheln
Coat of arms of Mücheln
Location of Mücheln within Saalekreis district
Mücheln is located in Germany
Mücheln
Mücheln
Mücheln is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Mücheln
Mücheln
Coordinates: 51°18′N 11°48′E / 51.300°N 11.800°E / 51.300; 11.800
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • Mayor (2018–25) Andreas Marggraf[1]
Area
 • Total98.6 km2 (38.1 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,542
 • 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 town in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Geography

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

Divisions

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The town Mücheln consists of Mücheln proper and the following five Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[3]

  • Branderoda
  • Gröst
  • Langeneichstädt
  • Oechlitz
  • Wünsch

These are all formerly independent municipalities: Branderoda, Gröst, Langeneichstädt and Wünsch were absorbed into Mücheln in 2006,[4] Oechlitz in 2010.[5]

History

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First documented evidence of a settlement is in the Hersfeld Abbey tithe register, which was written between 881 und 899. Mücheln (Geiseltal) is included under the name Muchilacha, Mücheln Castle as Muchileburg.[6]

Mücheln (Geiseltal) was awarded town privileges in 1350.

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

Politics

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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. He was re-elected in 2018.

References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Mücheln (Geiseltal), July 2019.
  4. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2003, Statistisches Bundesamt
  5. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
  6. ^ Reg. Thur. No. 287