Schleesen

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Schleesen


Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Population	639 (31/12/2004)
Area	23.63 km²
Population density	23 /km²
Elevation	78 m
Coordinates	51°46′ N 12°28′ E
Postal code	06785
Area code	034904
Licence plate code	WB
Mayor	Siegfried Heinrich

Schleesen is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The community belongs to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Kemberg whose seat is in the town of Kemberg.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Location
- 1.2 Constituent communities
2 History
3 Politics
4 Economy and infrastructure
- 4.1 Transport
5 Personalities
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the community
6 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Schleesen lies about 15 km southwest of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the edge of the Flusslandschaft Mittlere Elbe biosphere reserve.

[edit] Constituent communities

Schleesen has two of these: Naderkau and Bräunigk.

[edit] History

Schleesen had its first documentary mention on 12 December 1200 under the name Selezne in a document from the monastery at Wörlitz. The church was built about 1250.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal council

The municipal council is made up of nine councillors.

[edit] Mayor

The honorary mayor Siegfried Heinrich was first elected on 12 June 1994.

[edit] Regular events

The Rosenfest is held yearly on the third weekend in July.

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

Schleesen lies on State Highway (Landesstraße) L 132 from Oranienbaum to Radis and on the District Road (Kreisstraße) K2040 from Selbitz to Schleesen. Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 107 between Gräfenhainichen and Coswig is about 6 km away, and the B 100 between Gräfenhainichen and Wittenberg is about 5 km away. The Autobahn interchange with Bundesautobahn 9, Dessau-Ost, is about 12 km away.