Merkers-Kieselbach
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| Merkers-Kieselbach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Thuringia |
| District | Wartburgkreis |
| Mayor | Inka Sollmann |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 19.43 km² (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population | 3,171 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 163 /km² (423 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WAK |
| Postal code | 36460 |
| Area codes | 036969, 036963 |
| Location of Merkers-Kieselbach within Wartburgkreis district | |
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Merkers-Kieselbach is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
[edit] Salt mine
The Merkers area of the municipality is famous for its salt mine, in which large amounts of Nazi gold and many stolen works of art were discovered by the United States Army in 1945. General Dwight D. Eisenhower himself went into the mine in April 1945 in order to examine the find.
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