Tottleben is a

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in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

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Geography

The municipality Tottleben is 7 km away from the western edge of Bad Tennstedt at an altitude of 210–315 meters. Through the village leads the L 2127, which connects Tottleben with the neighboring Großurleben in the southeast and with

Kirchheilingen Kirchheilingen is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe afte ...

in the northwest.

History

The municipality was mentioned for the first time in 988. The place belonged to 1815 to Saxon Office Langensalza and after his assignment to Prussia from 1816 to 1944 to district Langensalza in the

Province of Saxony The Province of Saxony (german: link=no, Provinz Sachsen), also known as Prussian Saxony () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1944. Its capital was Magdeburg. It was formed by the merge ...

Politics

Council

The local council of Tottleben has 6 members. * FWG fighters: 6 seats (Stand:

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on June 7, 2009)

Mayor

The honorary mayor Steffen Mörstedt was re-elected on June 6, 2010

Things

The most striking sight in the area is the village church of St. Anna. The parish is part of the parish Kirchheilingen. The most famous son of the place was Gottlieb Heinrich Totleben (1715-1773), officer, general and adventurer, who was in Saxon and Russian service.

References

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