Bad Dürrenberg

Bad Dürrenberg
Coat of arms
Bad Dürrenberg
Location of Bad Dürrenberg within Saalekreis district
Coordinates: 51°17′N 12°4′E / 51.283°N 12.067°E / 51.283; 12.067Coordinates: 51°17′N 12°4′E / 51.283°N 12.067°E / 51.283; 12.067
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Government
• Mayor	Árpád Nemes
Area
• Total	36.13 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,763
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06231
Dialling codes	03462
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.stadt-bad-duerrenberg.de

Bad Dürrenberg is a spa town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 8 km southeast of Merseburg. It is known for its graduation tower, the largest one in Germany.

Geography

The town of Bad Dürrenberg is located on the river Saale between the cities of Leipzig, Merseburg and Weißenfels. In the south of the town, the Ellerbach flows into the right side of the Saale.

Neighboring districts

The neighboring districts are Leuna to the north, Markranstädt in (Leipzig district) to the east, Lützen (Burgenlandkreis) to the south and, to the west, Weißenfels (Burgenlandkreis).

Town and hinterland

The following table shows the population of the town itself and those of the surrounding villages which were formerly in the Bad Dürrenberg administrative area but are now (since 2010) officially part of the town.

Town	Population	Areas
Bad Dürrenberg	10,805	Bad Dürrenberg, Balditz, Goddula, Keuschberg, Kirchfährendorf, Lennewitz, Ostrau and Vesta
Nempitz	293	Nempitz
Oebles-Schlechtewitz	209	Oebles-Schlechtewitz
Tollwitz	1,175	Ellerbach, Kauern, Ragwitz, Teuditz, Tollwitz and Zöllschen

Events and Festivals

Each year on the last weekend of June the town has a festival held over a period of three days, which is known as Brunnenfest (Well Celebration).

Population development

Historical population (from 1995 as of 31st December). Values since 2010 also include neighboring villages which were annexed by the town.

¹ 3 October

Bad Dürrenberg Borlach museum

Mayors

• Kurt Eckart (SPD), May–June 1945
• Karl Herfurth (KPD), July 1945 – 1946
• Paul Drese (SED), 1946-1947
• Fritz Singer, 1948-1952
• Kurt Boose, from 1951 (deputy)
• Gerry Chisel (SED), from 1952 acting / Edmund Jatz
• Martha Wessler (SED), 1953-1976
• Liselotte Wehowski (SED), 1976-1986
• Frank Klappach (SED), 1986-1988
• Karin Zeisler (SED), 1988-1990
• Thomas Heilmann (CDU), 1990-2001
• Jürgen Elste (FDP), 2001-2008
• Árpád Nemes (CDU), 2008-2015
• Christoph Schulze (CDU), since 2015

Personality

Sons and daughters of the town

SPD-Party convent 1990, Ibrahim Böhme

• Ibrahim Böhme (1944–1999), politician
• Lars-Broder Keil (born 1963), journalist and author
• Andreas Ihle (born 1979), world champion and Olympic champion in canoe racing

Those associated with the town

Novalis

• Novalis (1772–1801), early Romantics, philosopher and lawyer
• Johann Trommsdorff (1770–1837), pharmacist and chemist
• Karl von Fritsch (1838–1906), a paleontologist and geologist, president of the Leopoldina
• Ernst Fraenkel (political scientist) (1898–1975), political scientist and lawyer
• Karin Haftenberger, (born 1948), canoeist, competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics

Twin towns

• Melle, Lower Saxony
• Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France
• Ciechocinek, Poland
• Encs, Hungary

Gallery

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  Graduation tower
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  Spa gardens

• Churches
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Towns and municipalities in the district of Saalekreis
Bad Dürrenberg Bad Lauchstädt Barnstädt Braunsbedra Farnstädt Kabelsketal Landsberg Leuna Merseburg Mücheln Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf Obhausen Petersberg Querfurt Salzatal Schkopau Schraplau Steigra Teutschenthal Wettin-Löbejün

References