Mücheln

'' is a city in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.LocationMücheln is situated approximately 15 km west of Merseburg and borders Lake Geiseltal to the southwest, west, and northwest.HistoryFirst 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.Mücheln (Geiseltal) was awarded town privileges in 1350.The official name of the city was changed from Mücheln to Mücheln (Geiseltal) in 1936.PoliticsIn 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.