| Type: | Ortsteil |
| Municipality: | Hörsel |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Mechterstaedt.png |
| Coordinates: | 50.9417°N 10.5233°W |
| State: | Thüringen |
| District: | Gotha |
| Elevation: | 274 |
| Area: | 12.42 |
| Population: | 1035 |
| Stand: | 2010-12-31 |
| Postal Code: | 99880 |
| Area Code: | 03622 |
| Website: | www.mechterstaedt.de |
Mechterstädt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Hörsel.
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Mechterstädt was part of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.In 1920 15 striking workers were murdered by right-wing activists nearby the village [1]