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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Saalekreis

Postal codes
  
06231

Population
  
12,670 (31 Dec 2008)

State
  
Saxony-Anhalt

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Dialling codes
  
03462

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:14 AM

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 56% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Saale, Borlach‑Museum, Gradierwerk Bad Dürr

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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.

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Map of Bad D%C3%BCrrenberg, 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.

Events and Festivals

Each year on the last weekend 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

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
  • Sons and daughters of the town

  • 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 (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
  • Churches
  • References

    Bad Dürrenberg Wikipedia