Roßlau (Elbe)
Rosslau (in German orthography: Roßlau) was until 30 June 2007 a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, belonging to the district Anhalt-Zerbst. After a fusion with the town of Dessau it became eponym of the newly founded town of Dessau-Roßlau and a quarter of it. Rosslau is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, here crossed by two railway bridges, 3 mi. by rail N. of Dessau and 35 mi. S.E. of Magdeburg. It has a ducal residence, an old castle, a handsome parish church, and manufactures of machinery, paper, sealing-wax, wire goods, sugar, bricks and chemicals. Rosslau became a town in 160
Key facts
- German place.name
- Rosslau, Roßlau
- German place.type
- Stadtteil
- German place.Town
- Dessau-Roßlau
- German place.image_photo
- Roßlau, Markt und Ev. Stadtkirche St. Marien.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Market Square (Markt) and Town's church
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen Rosslau (Elbe).png
- German place.state
- Saxony-Anhalt
- German place.district
- urban
- German place.population
- 12183
- German place.population_as_of
- 2020-12-31
- German place.area
- 61.80
- German place.elevation
- 58
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Town merger
- History
- Sights
- Traffic
- Sons and daughters
- Twin towns
- References
- External links
Rosslau (in German orthography: Roßlau) was until 30 June 2007 a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, belonging to the district Anhalt-Zerbst. After a fusion with the town of Dessau it became eponym of the newly founded town of Dessau-Roßlau and a quarter of it. Rosslau is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, here crossed by two railway bridges, 3 mi. by rail N. of Dessau and 35 mi. S.E. of Magdeburg. It has a ducal residence, an old castle, a handsome parish church, and manufactures of machinery, paper, sealing-wax, wire goods, sugar, bricks and chemicals. Rosslau became a town in 1603.
==Town merger== On 1 July 2007 the town Rosslau (Elbe) was consolidated with the town Dessau. Together they are named Dessau-Roßlau. The mayor of the new town is Klemens Koschig, who was elected on 22 April 2007.