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Merkers-Kieselbach () is a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Krayenberggemeinde.

Key facts

German place.type
Ortsteil
German place.Municipality
Krayenberggemeinde
German place.image_coa
Wappen Merkers-Kieselbach.png
German place.state
Thüringen
German place.district
Wartburgkreis
German place.elevation
250
German place.area
19.43
German place.population
2895
German place.Stand
2012-12-31
German place.postal_code
36460
German place.area_code
036969, 036963
German place.licence
WAK

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Merkers-Kieselbach
Country
Germany
Located in
Hesse
Population
3042
Area
19.43
Elevation
250
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Merkers1.JPG
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Commons category
Merkers-Kieselbach
postal code
36460
native label
Merkers-Kieselbach
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population statistics
  • Last Council
  • Last elected Bürgermeister
  • World War II
  • Capture of Merkers
  • Culture and attractions
  • References
  • External links

Merkers-Kieselbach () is a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Krayenberggemeinde.

==Geography== Merkers-Kieselbach lies on either side of the River Werra near the Thuringian Forest and Rhön hills. It contains the settlements of Merkers, Kieselbach and Kambachsmühle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merkers-Kieselbach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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