Tottleben Explained

Coordinates:51.1667°N 55°W
Image Plan:Tottleben in UH.png
State:Thüringen
District:Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Elevation:210
Area:5.04
Postal Code:99947
Area Code:036043
Licence:UH
Gemeindeschlüssel:16 0 64 062
Website:www.tottleben.info
Mayor:Jens Scheidig[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 28

Tottleben is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany.

Geography

The municipality Tottleben is 7 km away from the western edge of Bad Tennstedt at an altitude of 210–315 meters. Through the village leads the L 2127, which connects Tottleben with the neighboring Großurleben in the southeast and with Kirchheilingen in the northwest.

History

The municipality was mentioned for the first time in 988. The place belonged to 1815 to Saxon Office Langensalza and after his assignment to Prussia from 1816 to 1944 to district Langensalza in the Province of Saxony.

Politics

Council

The local council of Tottleben has 6 members.

(Stand: local elections on June 7, 2009)

Mayor

The honorary mayor Steffen Mörstedt was re-elected on June 6, 2010 [2]

Things

The most striking sight in the area is the village church of St. Anna. The parish is part of the parish Kirchheilingen. The most famous son of the place was Gottlieb Heinrich Totleben (1715-1773), officer, general and adventurer, who was in Saxon and Russian service.

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht
  2. Web site: Kommunalwahlen in Thüringen am 6. Juni 2010. Wahlen der Gemeinde- und Stadtratsmitglieder. Vorläufige Ergebnisse. Der Landeswahlleiter. German.