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.

Micheln
Ortsteil of Osternienburger Land
Coat of arms
Location of Micheln
Micheln Show map of Germany Micheln Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°48′N 11°58′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Municipality	Osternienburger Land
Area
• Total	16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi)
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	770
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06386
Dialling codes	034973
Vehicle registration	ABI

On June 23, 2004, the village was severely damaged by a F3 tornado having wind speeds until 300 km/h. 70% of the village's buildings were nearly destroyed. Although the tornado belonged to the strongest in 30 years, nobody was killed.

External links

• 2004 tornado in Micheln (in German)

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[de] Micheln

[ru] Михельн