is a town in the
Saalekreis
Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia), Mansfeld-Südharz, Salzlandkreis, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, No ...
district,
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...
,
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 betwee ...
.
Geography
Mücheln (Geiseltal) is situated approximately 15 km west of
Merseburg
Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a dioces ...
and borders
Lake Geiseltal
Geiseltalsee, literally Geisel valley lake, is at about the largest artificial lake by area in Germany. Once flooding of the Cottbuser Ostsee is complete it will surpass Geiseltalsee in surface area, covering . Geiseltalsee lies in the Saalekreis ...
to the southwest, west, and northwest.
Divisions
The town Mücheln consists of Mücheln proper and the following five ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:
[Hauptsatzung der Stadt Mücheln (Geiseltal)]
July 2019.
*Branderoda
*Gröst
*Langeneichstädt
*
Oechlitz
Oechlitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Mücheln. It is located in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachse ...
*Wünsch
These are all formerly independent municipalities: Branderoda, Gröst, Langeneichstädt and Wünsch were absorbed into Mücheln in 2006, Oechlitz in 2010.
History
First documented evidence of a settlement is in the
Hersfeld Abbey
Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence of the rivers Geisa, Haune and Fulda. The ruins are now a medieval festival venue.
History
...
tithe register, which was written between 881 und 899. Mücheln (Geiseltal) is included under the name Muchilacha, Mücheln Castle as Muchileburg.
[Reg. Thur. No. 287]
Mücheln (Geiseltal) was awarded
town privileges
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...
in 1350.
The official name of the town 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. He was re-elected in 2018.
References
Saalekreis
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