Schleesen

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Schleesen
Coat of arms Location
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Schleesen (Germany)
Schleesen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Wittenberg
Municipal assoc. Kemberg
Local subdivisions 2
Mayor Siegfried Heinrich
Basic statistics
Area 23.67 km² (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation 75 m  (246 ft)
Population 536  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 23 /km² (59 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WB
Postal code 06785
Area code 034904
Website www.vwg-kemberg.de

Coordinates: 51°47′9″N 12°29′18″E / 51.78583, 12.48833

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

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[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Subdivisions

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

The municipal council is made up of nine councillors.

[edit] Regular events

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

[edit] Economy and transportation

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.

The nearest railway station is found at Radis on the line between Wittenberg and Bitterfeld.

[edit] Personalities

Richard Bartmuß (born 23 December 1859; died 1910), was a German composer.

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