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.
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 to the east, Lützen to the south and, to the west, Weißenfels.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 officially part of the town.Town | Population | Areas | |
Bad Dürrenberg | 10,805 | Bad Dürrenberg, Balditz, Goddula, Keuschberg, Kirchfährendorf, Lennewitz, Ostrau and Vesta | |
Nempitz | 293 | Nempitz | |
Oebles-Schlechtewitz | 209 | Oebles-Schlechtewitz | |
Tollwitz | 1,175 | Ellerbach, 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.Population development
Historical population . Values since 2010 also include neighboring villages which were annexed by the town.Year | Inhabitants |
1990 | 13,0081 |
1995 | 12,214 |
2000 | 11,902 |
2005 | 11,391 |
2006 | 11,287 |
2012 | 11,844 |
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Mayors
- Kurt Eckart, May–June 1945
- Karl Herfurth, July 1945 – 1946
- Paul Drese, 1946-1947
- Fritz Singer, 1948-1952
- Kurt Boose, from 1951
- Gerry Chisel, from 1952 acting / Edmund Jatz
- Martha Wessler, 1953-1976
- Liselotte Wehowski, 1976-1986
- Frank Klappach, 1986-1988
- Karin Zeisler, 1988-1990
- Thomas Heilmann, 1990-2001
- Jürgen Elste, 2001-2008
- Árpád Nemes, 2008-2015
- Christoph Schulze, since 2015
Personality
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ibrahim Böhme, politician
- Lars-Broder Keil, journalist and author
- Andreas Ihle, world champion and Olympic champion in canoe racing
Those associated with the town
- Novalis, early Romantics, philosopher and lawyer
- Johann Trommsdorff, pharmacist and chemist
- Karl von Fritsch, a paleontologist and geologist, president of the Leopoldina
- Ernst Fraenkel , political scientist and lawyer
- Karin Haftenberger,, canoeist, competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
Twin towns – sister cities
- Melle, Germany
- Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France
- Ciechocinek, Poland
- Encs, Hungary
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