Roßlau

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Roßlau
Coat of arms of Roßlau
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Population 13.930 (30 June 2006)
Area 61,80 km²
Population density 225 /km²
Elevation 58 m
Coordinates 51°53′N 12°15′E / 51.883, 12.25Coordinates: 51°53′N 12°15′E / 51.883, 12.25
Postal code 06862
Area code 034901
Licence plate code AZE
Website www.rosslau.de

Roßlau (also: Rosslau) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, part of the town Dessau-Roßlau. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, here crossed by two railway bridges, 3 m. by rail N. of Dessau and 35 m. S.E. of Magdeburg. Pop. (2005) 13,939. It has a ducal residence, an old castle, a handsome parish church, and manufactures of machinery, paper, sealing-wax, wire goods, sugar, bricks and chemicals. Roßlau became a town in 1603.

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[edit] Town merger

On 1 July 2007 the town Roßlau was consolidated with the town Dessau. Together they are named Dessau-Roßlau. The mayor of the new town is Klemens Koschig (elected on April 22 2007).

[edit] Sights

The moated castle of Roßlau is very popular location for Open-Air Events and Stage Plays. The annual This is Ska Festival takes part in the castle since 1997. There's also a Country Festival offering Liveacts, Linedance and a Western Casino. The Knight Dinner is a popular event too.

The European Village was built after an architectural competition from 1993 to 1996. Architect's offices from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Finland and France created the plans and a few conspicuous buildings were built. Other places to see are the "Öhlmühle" (Oil Mill) and St. Mary's City Church.

[edit] Traffic

The "Bundesstrassen" B184 and B187 go trough Roßlau. Roßlau also has a main train station with connections to Dessau, Magdeburg, Berlin, Halle, Bitterfeld and Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

[edit] Twin Towns

[edit] People

  • Wolfgang Schwenke (* 22. März 1921; † 3. Mai 2006), zoologist, entomologist and forest scientist
  • Richard Paulick (* 27. November 1903; † 4. März 1979), architect
  • Gottfried Bandhauer (1790-1837), master-builder of classicism
  • Bobby Bölke (* 11. April 1926; † 24. Mai 2007), actor and popular entertainer in the GDR

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