Dessau-Roßlau

Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau-Roßlau, town hall.
Dessau-Roßlau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Urban district
Lord Mayor Klemens Koschig
Basic statistics
Area 244.62 km2 (94.45 sq mi)
Elevation 61 m  (200 ft)
Population 86,906 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 355 /km2 (920 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DE
Postal codes 06811-06849
06861
06862
Area codes 0340 (Dessau)
034901(Roßlau)
Website www.dessau.de

' is an independent city (kreisfreie Stadt) and 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 independent city of Dessau with the town of Roßlau in the course of the Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt on 1 July 2007. Dessau-Roßlau is the third largest town of Saxony-Anhalt by population, after Magdeburg and Halle.

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Dessau

Main article: Dessau

Dessau is the largest population centre within Dessau-Roßlau, with approximately 77,000 inhabitants (2006). Most of the town is located on the left bank of the Mulde, south of its confluence with the 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 is an industrial city. With the famous art and architecture school Bauhaus, located in Dessau between 1925 and 1932, and the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm the city features two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Roßlau

Main article: 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.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtrat) as of 2007 elections:

and the Lord Mayor

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Dessau-Roßlau is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ [http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit; Bevölkerung der Gemeinden; Natürliche Bevölkerungsbewegungen, Wanderungen"] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf. 

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Administrative divisions of Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau
Alten • Brambach • Großkühnau • Kleinkühnau • Kleutsch • Kochstedt • Haideburg • Innerstadt Mitte • Innerstadt Nord • Innerstadt Süd • Mildensee • Mosigkau • Rodleben • Siedlung • Sollnitz • Süd • Törten • Waldersee • West • Ziebigk • Zoberberg
Roßlau
Meinsdorf • Mühlstedt • Streetz/Natho
   Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany   
Urban districts
Dessau-Roßlau · Halle (Saale) · Magdeburg
Rural districts
Former districts