Micheln

Micheln
Ortsteil of Osternienburger Land
Micheln
Coordinates	51°48′N 11°58′E / 51.8°N 11.96667°E / 51.8; 11.96667Coordinates: 51°48′N 11°58′E / 51.8°N 11.96667°E / 51.8; 11.96667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Municipality	Osternienburger Land
Basic statistics
Area	16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi)
Elevation	69 m  (226 ft)
Population	770  (31 December 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

Micheln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Osternienburger Land.

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.

External links

• 2004 tornado in Micheln (in German)