Hörsel, Thuringia
Municipality in Thuringia, Germany
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Hörsel (German pronunciation: [ˈhœʁzl̩] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It was named after the river Hörsel, that flows through the municipality. It was formed on 1 December 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities Aspach, Ebenheim, Fröttstädt, Hörselgau, Laucha, Mechterstädt, Metebach, Teutleben, Trügleben and Weingarten.[3] Since March 1994, these municipalities had cooperated in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Hörsel. This Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was disbanded on 1 December 2011. The seat of the municipality and of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Hörselgau.
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Location of Hörsel
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 Location of Hörsel | |
  Hörsel Location within Germany  Hörsel Location within Thuringia | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 10°35′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Gotha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–29) | Florian Seitz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.44 km2 (27.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,636 |
| • Density | 65.81/km2 (170.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99880 |
| Dialling codes | 03622 |
| Vehicle registration | GTH |
