Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau-Roßlau | |
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Urban district | |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2021–28) | Robert Reck[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 245.0 km2 (94.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 79,655 |
• Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06811-06849 06861, 06862 |
Dialling codes | 0340 (Dessau) 034901(Roßlau) |
Vehicle registration | DE, RSL |
Website | www |
Dessau-Roßlau (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛsaʊ̯ ˈʁɔslaʊ̯] ⓘ) is a kreisfreie Stadt (urban district) in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Mulde. The town was formed by merger of the towns of Dessau and Roßlau as part of the 2007 regional boundary reform of Saxony-Anhalt (Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt). The reform involved a reduction in the number of rural districts in Sachsen-Anhalt from 21 to 11, in anticipation of a continued population decline.
Dessau-Roßlau is the
Dessau
Dessau is the largest population centre within Dessau-Roßlau, with approximately 79,000 inhabitants (2021). Most of the town is located on the left bank of the river Mulde, south of its confluence with the river Elbe. Dessau was first mentioned in 1213, and became the capital of a small state (Anhalt-Dessau) in the 14th century. Between 1863 and 1918, it was the capital of Anhalt. Since the second half of the 19th century, Dessau has been an industrial town. With the famous art and architecture school Bauhaus, located in Dessau between 1925 and 1932, and the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, the town features two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The town could be referred to as one of the birthplaces of the "
Roßlau
Roßlau has approximately 13,000 inhabitants (2006). It is located on the right bank of the Elbe, near its confluence with the Mulde, about 7 kilometers north of the centre of Dessau. Roßlau was first mentioned in 1215. Before it merged with Dessau, it was part of the district Anhalt-Zerbst.
Governance
Municipal assembly
Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtrat) as of the May 2019 elections:[4]
- Christian Democratic Union (CDU): 12
- Alternative for Germany (AfD): 8
- The Left: 7
- Alliance '90/The Greens: 5
- Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): 5
- Pro Dessau-Roßlau (independent): 4
- Forum-Bürgerliste (independent): 4
- Free Fraction Dessau-Roßlau (independent): 3
- Free Democratic Party (FDP): 2
Mayor
The Lord Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Dessau-Roßlau is Robert Reck, elected in June 2021 for a term of seven years.[1]
Twin towns – sister cities
Dessau-Roßlau is twinned with:[5]
- Argenteuil, France (1959)
- Klagenfurt, Austria (1971)
- Ludwigshafen, Germany (1988)
- Ibbenbüren, Germany (1990)
- Gliwice, Poland (1992)
- Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania (1995)
- Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic (2004)
References
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Unsere Städtepartnerschaften". dessau-rosslau.de (in German). Dessau-Roßlau. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
External links
- Official website (in German)