Tottleben

Tottleben
Tottleben
Location of Tottleben within Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district
Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 10°45′0″E / 51.16667°N 10.75000°E / 51.16667; 10.75000Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 10°45′0″E / 51.16667°N 10.75000°E / 51.16667; 10.75000
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Steffen Mörstedt
Area
• Total	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	151
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99947
Dialling codes	036043
Vehicle registration	UH
Website	www.tottleben.info

Tottleben is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany.

The municipality Tottleben is 7 km away from the western edge of Bad Tennstedt at an altitude of 210–315 meters. Through the village leads the L 2127, which connects Tottleben with the neighboring Großurleben in the southeast and with Kirchheilingen in the northwest.

The municipality was mentioned for the first time in 988. The place belonged to 1815 to Saxon Office Langensalza and after his assignment to Prussia from 1816 to 1944 to district Langensalza in the Province of Saxony.

The local council of Tottleben has 6 members.

(Stand: local elections on June 7, 2009)

The honorary mayor Steffen Mörstedt was re-elected on June 6, 2010

The most striking sight in the area is the village church of St. Anna. The parish is part of the parish Kirchheilingen. The most famous son of the place was Gottlieb Heinrich Totleben (1715-1773), officer, general and adventurer, who was in Saxon and Russian service.