An der Poststraße is a municipality in the

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. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities

Klosterhäseler Klosterhäseler is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the municipality An der Poststraße An der Poststraße is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis d ...

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Herrengosserstedt Herrengosserstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the municipality An der Poststraße An der Poststraße is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis ...

, on 1 July 2009.Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009

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Etymology

The name ''An der Poststraße'' translates as ''at the post road'' and is derived from the "old post road" between

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. This route was of importance until the "Frankfurt-Leipziger-Chaussee" was rolled out through

Eckartsberga Eckartsberga () is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated west of Naumburg. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") An der Finne. Since 2009 it has included the former municipali ...

, Gernstedt and Kösen in the year 1806.

Subdistricts

The following subdistricts belong to the An der Poststraße municipality:

References

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