Bad Dürrenberg

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.

Bad Dürrenberg
Train station
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Dürrenberg within Saalekreis district
Bad Dürrenberg
Bad Dürrenberg
Coordinates: 51°17′N 12°4′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Government
 • MayorChristoph Schulze (CDU)
Area
 • Total36.13 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,466
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06231
Dialling codes03462
Vehicle registrationSK
Websitewww.stadt-bad-duerrenberg.de

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 Dürrenberg10,805Bad Dürrenberg, Balditz, Goddula, Keuschberg, Kirchfährendorf, Lennewitz, Ostrau and Vesta
Nempitz293Nempitz
Oebles-Schlechtewitz209Oebles-Schlechtewitz
Tollwitz1,175Ellerbach, 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 31 December). Values since 2010 also include neighboring villages which were annexed by the town.

Year Inhabitants
199013,0081
199512,214
200011,902
200511,391
200611,287
201211,844

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

Twin towns – sister cities
  • Churches

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).


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