Teuchern
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Teuchern (German pronunciation: [ˈtɔʏçɐn] ⓘ) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km southeast of Weißenfels. On 1 January 2011 it absorbed the former municipalities Deuben, Gröben, Gröbitz, Krauschwitz, Nessa, Prittitz and Trebnitz.[3] These 7 former municipalities and Teuchern proper are now Ortschaften or municipal divisions of the town Teuchern.[4]
Teuchern | |
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Market square with the town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Teuchern
within Burgenlandkreis district  | |
 Location of Teuchern | |
  Teuchern  Teuchern | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′N 12°1′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–24) | Marcel Schneider[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.36 km2 (31.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,968 |
| • Density | 97.94/km2 (253.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06680–06682 |
| Dialling codes | 034443 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | www |
Sons and daughters of the town
- Reinhard Keiser, composer, (1674-1739)
- Johann Christian Schieferdecker, organist and composer, (1679-1732)
- Peter Meyer, keyboardist and saxophonist of the Puhdys, (born 1940 in Wildschütz)
- Jürgen Pahl, football goalkeeper, (born 1956)
