Gommern

Coordinates: 52°4′N 11°50′E / 52.067°N 11.833°E / 52.067; 11.833
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Gommern
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Gommern
Coat of arms
Location of Gommern within Jerichower Land district
BiederitzBurg bei MagdeburgElbe-PareyGenthinGommernJerichowMöckernMöserMöckernMöckernSaxony-Anhalt
Gommern is located in Germany
Gommern
Gommern
Gommern is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Gommern
Gommern
Coordinates: 52°4′N 11°50′E / 52.067°N 11.833°E / 52.067; 11.833
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictJerichower Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–26) Jens Hünerbein[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total159.96 km2 (61.76 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,485
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39245
Dialling codes039200
Vehicle registrationJL
Websitewww.gommern.de

Gommern (German pronunciation: [ˈɡomɐn] ⓘ) is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Magdeburg. On January 1, 2005, the municipalities Dannigkow, Dornburg, Karith, Ladeburg, Leitzkau, Menz, Nedlitz, Vehlitz and Wahlitz have been incorporated into Gommern.[3] On January 1, 2008, Prödel was incorporated,[4] and on January 1, 2009, Lübs was incorporated.[5]

Local council

Elections in October 2005:

Party Vote share
SPD
 33.7%
FDP 24.0%
CDU 23.5%
FWGL 9.4%
The Left 9.3%

Elections in May 2014:[6]

Party Vote share No. seats
CDU 30.7% 9
FWGL 24.8% 7
SPD 18.5% 5
The Left 11.1% 3
FDP 6.7% 2

Dornburg

Dornburg Palace

Sophie Auguste Fredericka, who in 1743 had married the Russian crown prince Peter III, to become empress in 1762, better known as Catherine the Great. However, neither of them ever visited, and the dowager princess and her son were forced into exile when Prussian forces invaded Anhalt-Zerbst during the Seven Years' War in 1758. Frederick the Great
, who had actually proposed the Russian marriage, accused the princess and her son to support Russia, then his war enemy. Johanna Elisabeth died in Paris in 1760 and her son, Frederick Augustus, never returned to Zerbst and continued to live in Basel and Luxemburg. Upon his death in 1793, the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst came to an end.

Nowadays the palace is in critical condition due to a lack of renovation.[7] In 2018, it was sold to an investor from Berlin, who plans to use it as an academy.[8]

  • The Lutheran Church
    The Lutheran Church
  • The Catholic Church
    The Catholic Church

Personalities

Samuel Hahnemann, 1841
  • Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), physician and founder of homeopathy, from 1782 to 1785 physics in the office Gommern
  • Otto Theodor Alfred Hensel (1889-1966), honorary citizen, mayor of Gommern 1945-1955

References

  1. Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
    , accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
    . June 2023.
  3. Statistisches Bundesamt
  4. Statistisches Bundesamt
  5. Statistisches Bundesamt
  6. ^ "Gesamtergebnis Stadtratswahl 2014 der Einheitsgemeinde Gommern" (in German). Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  7. ^ Christoph Richter (12 July 2017). "Das ostdeutsche Versailles soll verkauft werden" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Schloss Dornburg wird nach Berlin verkauft". volksstimme.de (in German). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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