Bad Lauchstädt (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)

(until 1925 Lauchstädt), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in the district Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 km southwest of Halle. Population 8,781 (2020). Lauchstädt was a popular watering-place in the 18th century, the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg often making it their summer residence. From 1789 to 1811 the Weimar court theatrical company gave performances here of the plays of Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, an attraction which greatly contributed to the well-being of the town. During the 19th century, its industries included malting, vinegar-making and brewing.In January 2008, Bad Lauchstädt incorporated the former municipalities Schafstädt, Delitz am Berge and Klobikau. On 1 January 2010 Milzau was also incorporated, disbanding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Lauchstädt. Bad Lauchstädt, Delitz am Berge, Klobikau, Milzau and Schafstädt are now Ortschaften or municipal divisions of the town Bad Lauchstädt.

Klobikau is a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since January 2008, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt.

Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is 1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi). It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia), Mansfeld-Südharz, Salzlandkreis, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Nordsachsen, Leipzig (both Saxony) and Burgenlandkreis. The district-free city of Halle is surrounded by the Saalekreis.

Zschorgula is part of the small village Schkölen located in the province of Thuringia in East Germany. It has a population of about 80. The village is surrounded by farms and hills. There is a church in the village. The closest airport is AOC - Altenburg Nobitz, located 45.5 km east of Zschorgula. More nearby airports include LEJ - Leipzig Halle 50.0 km north east, ERF - Erfurt 64.2 km west, HOQ - Hof Plauen 84.7 km south, BYU - Bayreuth 119.6 km south,

Laucha-Schwarzeiche was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated southwest of Halle (Saale). The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Schafstädt. It was disbanded in January 2008, and its member municipalities were incorporated by Bad Lauchstädt. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Laucha-Schwarzeiche consisted of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): Delitz am Berge (992) Schafstädt (2.187)

Schafstädt was a municipality in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Halle (Saale). Since January 2008, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt.

Milzau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt, prior to that it was part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Lauchstädt.

The Geisel valley (German: Geiseltal) is a valley in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated west of Merseburg, Saalekreis district. It is named after the River Geisel which rises in Mücheln and is a tributary of the Saale, just under 25 km (16 mi) long. Its main settlements are Braunsbedra and Mücheln, which in the future will merge into the 'collective municipality' of Geiseltal. The Geisel valley was quarried for coal from 1698 until the mines were closed in 1994; The mining of brown coal is first attested for 1698 near the Zöbigker grove but is most likely to be older. Initially, only twelve smaller pits emerged at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century, which spread to large areas; ultimately, the Braunsbedra-Geiseltal mines became one of the largest connected mining regions in Germany.

Oechlitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Mücheln. It is located in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the central part of the country, 180 km southwest of Berlin

is a town in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Oberes Geiseltal was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated southwest of Halle (Saale). The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Mücheln. It was disbanded on 1 January 2010. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Oberes Geiseltal consisted of the following municipalities: Mücheln Oechlitz

Geiseltalsee, literally Geisel valley lake, is at about 1,840 hectares (4,500 acres) the largest artificial lake by area in Germany. Once flooding of the Cottbuser Ostsee is complete it will surpass Geiseltalsee in surface area, covering 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi). Geiseltalsee lies in the Saalekreis district of the state Saxony-Anhalt. The lake was created in 2003-11 by flooding a former opencast lignite mine in the Geiseltal (Geisel valley); the name of that valley had become widely known due to the notable fossil record which emerged from that coal mine.