Mücheln

Mücheln (Geiseltal) (German pronunciation: [ˈmʏçl̩n] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Mücheln
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Mücheln within Saalekreis district
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Coordinates: 51°18′N 11°48′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor (2018–25)	Andreas Marggraf[1]
Area
• Total	98.58 km2 (38.06 sq mi)
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,542
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06249, 06255, 06268, 06632
Dialling codes	034632, 034633, 034636
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.muecheln.de

Geography

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

Divisions

The town Mücheln consists of Mücheln proper and the following five Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[3]

• Branderoda
• Gröst
• Langeneichstädt
• Oechlitz
• Wünsch

These are all formerly independent municipalities: Branderoda, Gröst, Langeneichstädt and Wünsch were absorbed into Mücheln in 2006,^[4] Oechlitz in 2010.^[5]

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.^[6]

Mücheln (Geiseltal) was awarded town privileges 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.