Schleesen
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| Schleesen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Municipal assoc. | Kemberg |
| Local subdivisions | 2 |
| Mayor | Siegfried Heinrich |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 23.67 km² (9.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | 536 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 23 /km² (59 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WB |
| Postal code | 06785 |
| Area code | 034904 |
| Website | www.vwg-kemberg.de |
Schleesen is a municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The municipality belongs to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Kemberg whose seat is in the town of Kemberg.
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[edit] Geography
Schleesen lies about 15 km southwest of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the edge of the Flusslandschaft Mittlere Elbe biosphere reserve.
[edit] Subdivisions
Schleesen has two of these: Naderkau and Bräunigk.
[edit] History
Schleesen had its first documentary mention on 12 December 1200 under the name Selezne in a document from the monastery at Wörlitz. The church was built about 1250.
[edit] Politics
The municipal council is made up of nine councillors.
[edit] Regular events
The Rosenfest is held yearly on the third weekend in July.
[edit] Economy and transportation
Schleesen lies on State Highway (Landesstraße) L 132 from Oranienbaum to Radis and on the District Road (Kreisstraße) K2040 from Selbitz to Schleesen. Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 107 between Gräfenhainichen and Coswig is about 6 km away, and the B 100 between Gräfenhainichen and Wittenberg is about 5 km away. The Autobahn interchange with Bundesautobahn 9, Dessau-Ost, is about 12 km away.
The nearest railway station is found at Radis on the line between Wittenberg and Bitterfeld.
[edit] Personalities
Richard Bartmuß (born 23 December 1859; died 1910), was a German composer.
[edit] External links
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