Roßlau
Rosslau, Roßlau | |
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Market Square (Markt) and Town's church | |
Location of Rosslau, Roßlau | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 12°15′E / 51.883°N 12.250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Urban district |
| Town | Dessau-Roßlau |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.80 km2 (23.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31) | |
• Total | 12,183 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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 mi. by rail N. of Dessau and 35 mi. 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.