Mechterstädt
Ortsteil of Hörsel in Thuringia, Germany
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Coat of arms
Location of Mechterstädt
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50°56′30″N 10°31′24″E / 50.94167°N 10.52333°E / 50.94167; 10.52333
(2010-12-31)
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Mechterstädt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Hörsel.
History
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Mechterstädt was part of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In 1920 15 striking workers were murdered by right-wing activists nearby the village [1]
References
- ^ Dietrich Heither, et.al.: Die Morde von Mechterstaedt 1920. 2015 Berlin
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