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An der Poststraße

Municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Location of An der Poststraße within Burgenlandkreis district

(2023–30) Christian Voigt^[1]Area

• Total44.45 km² (17.16 sq mi)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,666 • Density37/km² (97/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06647

Dialling codes034463, 034465, 034467Vehicle registrationBLK

An der Poststraße is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Klosterhäseler, Wischroda and Herrengosserstedt, on 1 July 2009.^[3]

Etymology

"Alte Poststraße", the old post road between the B 250 und Klosterhäseler

The name An der Poststraße translates as at the post road and is derived from the "old post road" between Leipzig and Kassel. This route was of importance until the "Frankfurt-Leipziger-Chaussee" was rolled out through Eckartsberga, Gernstedt and Kösen in the year 1806.

Subdistricts

The following subdistricts belong to the An der Poststraße municipality:

Subdistrict	Population
Braunsroda (An der Poststraße)	209
Burgheßler	188
Klosterhäseler	328
Frankroda	072
Gößnitz (An der Poststraße)	156
Herrengosserstedt	623
Pleismar	086
Schimmel (An der Poststraße)	050
Wischroda	156

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt