is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Gotha, in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It was named after the river
Hörsel
The Hörsel () is a long river in Thuringia, Germany, right tributary of the Werra. It is formed by the confluence of two smaller rivers in Leinatal, at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. The Hörsel flows generally northwest through the ...
, that flows through the municipality. It was formed on 1 December 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities
Aspach,
Ebenheim,
Fröttstädt
Fröttstädt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Hörsel. Its railway station has a unique water supply method.
History
Within the German Em ...
,
Hörselgau
Hörselgau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Hörsel.
History
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Hörselgau was part of Saxe-Coburg a ...
,
Neufrankenroda,
Laucha,
Mechterstädt
Mechterstädt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Hörsel.
History
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Mechterstädt was part of Saxe-Co ...
,
Metebach,
Teutleben,
Trügleben and
Weingarten. Since March 1994, these municipalities had cooperated in the ''
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipu ...
'' ("collective municipality") Hörsel. This ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was disbanded on 1 December 2011. The seat of the municipality and of the former ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' is in Hörselgau.
References
Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thuringia
Gotha (district)
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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