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Dessau-Roßlau

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Dessau-Roßlau

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Also known as Dessau-Rosslau

Dessau-Roßlau () 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 merging 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 the state from 21 to 11, in anticipation of a continued population decline.

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Dessau-Roßlau is a city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, located where the Elbe and Mulde rivers meet. It was created in 2007 when the two towns of Dessau and Roßlau merged as part of a state reform that reduced the number of districts in Saxony-Anhalt to address expected population decline.

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Key facts

German place.type
Town
German place.image_flag
Flagge Dessau-Roßlau.svg
German place.image_coa
Wappen Dessau-Rosslau.svg
German place.state
Saxony-Anhalt
German place.district
urban
German place.elevation
61
German place.area
245.0
German place.postal_code
06811-0684906861, 06862
German place.area_code
0340 (Dessau)034901(Roßlau)
German place.licence
DE, RSL
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
15 0 01 000
German place.mayor
Robert Reck
German place.leader_term
2021–28
German place.Bürgermeistertitel
Oberbürgermeister

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Official website

Stadt Dessau-Roßlau

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Located in
Saxony-Anhalt
Contains
Roßlau (Elbe)
Population
79686
Area
244.75
Elevation
59
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Mulde
Shares border with
Wittenberg
Official website
verwaltung.dessau-rosslau.de
Image
Dessau,Farbfest Grün,Landung der Aeroflorale II auf dem Marktplatz.jpg
Dialing code
034901
Licence plate code
RSL
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replaces
Dessau
P8168
Sake
twinned administrative body
Roudnice nad Labem
P6482
Dessau-Roßlau
Commons category
Dessau-Roßlau
topic's main category
Category:Dessau-Roßlau
owner of
Paul Greifzu Stadium
category for people born here
Q61971061
category of associated people
Category:People from Dessau-Roßlau
postal code
06842–06862
member of
Mayors for Peace
P12749
Chen Weixing
hashtag
DessauRoßlau
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Contents
  • Dessau
  • Roßlau
  • Governance
  • Mayor and city council
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Dessau-Roßlau () 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 merging 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 the state 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 (Saale). Its area is .

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