Mücheln

Mücheln
Coat of arms
Mücheln Location of Mücheln within Saalekreis district
Coordinates: 51°18′0″N 11°48′0″E / 51.30000°N 11.80000°E / 51.30000; 11.80000Coordinates: 51°18′0″N 11°48′0″E / 51.30000°N 11.80000°E / 51.30000; 11.80000
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Marggraf
Area
• Total	98.6 km2 (38.1 sq mi)
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,834
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06249, 06255, 06268, 06632
Dialling codes	034632, 034633, 034636
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.muecheln.de

 Mücheln (Geiseltal)  is a city in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Location

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

History

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.^[2]

Mücheln (Geiseltal) was awarded town privileges in 1350.

The official name of the city 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.

References