Dessau-Roßlau

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Dessau-Roßlau

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Aerial view of Dessau

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Bauhaus Dessau

Anhaltisches Theater

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Coordinates: 51°50′N 12°15′E﻿ / ﻿51.833°N 12.250°E﻿ / 51.833; 12.250
Country| Germany
State| Saxony-Anhalt
District| Urban district
Government

• Lord mayor (2021-28) | Robert Reck[1]
Area

• Total| 245.0 km2 (94.6 sq mi)
Elevation

| 61 m (200 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total| 79,655
• Density| 330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

06811-06849
06861, 06862

Dialling codes| 0340 (Dessau)
034901(Roßlau)
Vehicle registration| DE, RSL
Website| www.dessau-rosslau.de

Dessau-Roßlau (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛsaʊ̯ ˈʁɔslaʊ̯] ⓘ) is a kreisfreie Stadt (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 towns of Dessau and Roßlau as part of the 2007 regional boundary reform of Saxony-Anhalt (Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt). The reform involved a reduction in the number of rural districts in Sachsen-Anhalt from 21 to 11, in anticipation of a continued population decline.

Dessau-Roßlau is the third largest town of Saxony-Anhalt by population, after Magdeburg and Halle. Its area is 245.0 km2 (94.6 sq mi).[3]

## Dessau

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The river Mulde with the Dessau Palace, St. Maries church and town hall Georgium, Dessau

Main article: Dessau

Dessau is the largest population centre within Dessau-Roßlau, with approximately 79,000 inhabitants (2021). Most of the town is located on the left bank of the river Mulde, south of its confluence with the river 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 has been an industrial town. With the famous art and architecture school Bauhaus, located in Dessau between 1925 and 1932, and the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, the town features two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The town could be referred to as one of the birthplaces of the "Jet Age" because the Junkers factory that designed the Jumo 004 jet engine for the German Me 262 jet fighter (operational from mid-1944) was designed there. As the western shore of the Elbe-Mulde rivers was the stopping point for U.S. troops in World War II, the capture of the town allowed the U.S. Army to evacuate Junkers employees to the west before Russia occupied the area on 1 July 1945. Several engineers of the jet engine development team at Junkers ended up at the Lycoming engine plant in Stratford, Conn., building gas turbine engines for the U.S. Army from 1952 on.

## Roßlau

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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.

## Governance

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### Mayor and city council

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The current mayor of Magdeburg is independent politician Robert Reck since 2021. The most recent mayoral election was held on 6 June 2021, with a runoff held on 27 June, and the results were as follows:

Candidate  | Party  | First round  | Second round

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| Robert Reck  | Independent | 10,548  | 28.4  | 14,856  | 73.9
| Eiko Adamek  | Christian Democratic Union | 7,913  | 21.3  | 5,255  | 26.1
| Ralf-Peter Weber  | Alliance 90/The Greens | 6,119  | 16.5
| Sebastian Rumberg  | Independent | 4,229  | 11.4
| Lutz Büttner  | Alternative for Germany | 3,906  | 10.5
| Frank Lehmann  | Independent | 2,823  | 7.6
| Jakob Uwe Weber  | Independent | 1,209  | 3.3
| Karsten Rudolf Lückemeyer  | Independent | 417  | 1.1
Valid votes  | 37,164  | 100.0  | 20,111  | 100.0
Invalid votes  | 563  | 1.5  | 82  | 0.4
Total  | 37,727  | 100.0  | 20,193  | 100.0
Electorate/voter turnout  | 66,811  | 56.5  | 66,752  | 30.3
Source: City of Magdeburg

The most recent city council election was held on 9 June 2024, and the results were as follows:

Party  | Votes  | %  | +/-  | Seats  | +/-

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| Alternative for Germany (AfD)  | 29,028  | 25.5  |  8.7  | 13  |  5
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)  | 25,112  | 22.0  |  0.8  | 11  |  1
| Pro Dessau-Roßlau (Pro DE)  | 14,308  | 12.6  |  4.0  | 6  |  2
| Social Democratic Party (SPD)  | 10,649  | 9.3  |  0.2  | 5  |  0
| The Left (Die Linke)  | 9,096  | 8.0  |  6.6  | 4  |  3
| New Forum–Citizens' List (Forum-BL)  | 8,092  | 7.1  |  1.3  | 4  |  0
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)  | 6,243  | 5.5  |  4.6  | 3  |  2
| Free Faction Dessau-Roßlau  | 5,634  | 4.9  |  0.0  | 2  |  1
| Free Democratic Party (FDP)  | 3,276  | 2.9  |  1.8  | 1  |  1
| Weber (Independent)  | 1,885  | 1.7  | New  | 1  | New
| Ribbecke (Independent)  | 648  | 0.6  | New  | 0  | New
Valid votes  | 113,971  | 100.0  |  |  |
Invalid ballots  | 717  | 0.2  |  |  |
Total ballots  | 39,413  | 100.0  |  | 50  | ±0
Electorate/voter turnout  | 64,726  | 60.9  |  7.1  |  |
Source: City of Magdeburg

### Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Dessau-Roßlau is twinned with:[4]

* Argenteuil, France (1959)
* Klagenfurt, Austria (1971)
* Ludwigshafen, Germany (1988)
* Ibbenbüren, Germany (1990)
* Gliwice, Poland (1992)
* Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania (1995)
* Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic (2004)

## References

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1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
3. ^ "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. ^ "Unsere Städtepartnerschaften". dessau-rosslau.de (in German). Dessau-Roßlau. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

## External links

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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

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Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany

Urban districts|

* Dessau-Roßlau
* Halle (Saale)
* Magdeburg

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* Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
* Anhalt-Bitterfeld
* Börde
* Burgenlandkreis
* Harz
* Jerichower Land
* Mansfeld-Südharz
* Saalekreis
* Salzlandkreis
* Stendal
* Wittenberg

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* Anhalt-Zerbst
* Aschersleben-Staßfurt
* Bernburg
* Bitterfeld
* Bördekreis
* Burgenlandkreis
* Halberstadt
* Köthen
* Mansfelder Land
* Merseburg-Querfurt
* Ohrekreis
* Quedlinburg
* Saalkreis
* Sangerhausen
* Schönebeck
* Weißenfels
* Wernigerode

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