Stößen

Stößen
Coat of arms
Stößen
Location of Stößen within Burgenlandkreis district
Coordinates: 51°6′35″N 11°55′59″E / 51.10972°N 11.93306°E / 51.10972; 11.93306Coordinates: 51°6′35″N 11°55′59″E / 51.10972°N 11.93306°E / 51.10972; 11.93306
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wethautal
Government
• Mayor	Horst Schubert
Area
• Total	7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	906
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06667
Dialling codes	034445
Vehicle registration	BLK
Website	Stadt Stößen

Stößen is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated southeast of Naumburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.

Since 2010, there are at 51°07′06″N 11°57′01″E / 51.11833°N 11.95028°E / 51.11833; 11.95028 (Stößen Windpark) a wind park consisting of 3 Enercon E-126 wind turbines, the most powerful wind turbine in the world. Each of these turbines has a rotor with 126 metres diameter mounted in a height of 135 metres and can generate 7.5 MW.