Micheln
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Micheln | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Anhalt-Bitterfeld |
Municipal assoc. | Osternienburg |
Mayor | Erhard Deistler |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 16.58 km² (6.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
Population | 770 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 46 /km² (120 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | ABI |
Postal code | 06386 |
Area code | 034973 |
Website | vg-osternienburg.de |
Micheln is a municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
On June 23rd, 2004, the village was severely damaged by a F3 tornado having wind speeds until 300km/h. 70% of the village's buildings were nearly destroyed. Although the tornado belonged to the strongest for 30 years, fortunately nobody was killed.