Rosslau
| Rosslau, Roßlau | ||
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| Stadtteil of Dessau-Roßlau | ||
Market Square (Markt) and Town's church
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 Rosslau, Roßlau
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| Coordinates: 51°53′N 12°15′E / 51.883°N 12.250°ECoordinates: 51°53′N 12°15′E / 51.883°N 12.250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| District | Urban districts of Germany | |
| Town | Dessau-Roßlau | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 61.80 km2 (23.86 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) | |
| Population (30 June 2006) | ||
| • Total | 13,930 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 06862 | |
| Dialling codes | 034901 | |
| Vehicle registration | AZE | |
| Website | Official website | |
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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 m. by rail N. of Dessau and 35 m. 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.
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.
The town “Rozelowe“ was first documented in 1215. In 1359 “Dat borchlen zu Rozlau” was mentioned. The name is of Dutch heritage and suggests the foundation and the settlement of Rosslau by inhabitants of the Dutch town Reuzel in North Brabant.
The construction of the bridge over the Elbe River occurred in 1583 and just 20 years later the town was chartered and received its right to hold markets. During the Thirty Years' War the bridge was a scene of a battle. A few years later, in 1631, the bridge was destroyed. Six years after that, imperial soldiers burned down the town; in 1717 the town was in flames again. In 1740 the town hall and castle were built. From 1765-1767 Rosslau was a point of origin for colonial crusades of the Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great, a princess of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. In 1806 fleeing Prussians set the Elbe-bridge on fire again. From 1836-1838 Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen prompted the renovation of the deteriorating medieval castle in a gothic and romantic fashion.
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