An der Poststraße

An der Poststraße
An der Poststraße
Location of An der Poststraße within Burgenlandkreis district
Coordinates: 51°10′N 11°33′E / 51.167°N 11.550°E / 51.167; 11.550Coordinates: 51°10′N 11°33′E / 51.167°N 11.550°E / 51.167; 11.550
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.	An der Finne
Government
• Mayor	Ingrid Hesse
Area
• Total	44.45 km2 (17.16 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,698
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06647
Dialling codes	034463, 034465, 034467
Vehicle registration	BLK

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.

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:

References

Towns and municipalities in the district of Burgenlandkreis
An der Poststraße Bad Bibra Balgstädt Droyßig Eckartsberga Elsteraue Finne Finneland Freyburg Gleina Goseck Gutenborn Hohenmölsen Kaiserpfalz Karsdorf Kretzschau Lanitz-Hassel-Tal Laucha an der Unstrut Lützen Meineweh Mertendorf Molauer Land Naumburg Nebra Osterfeld Schnaudertal Schönburg (Saale) Stößen Teuchern Weißenfels Wethau Wetterzeube Zeitz