Dessau-Roßlau

Summary

Dessau-Roßlau is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Dessau-Roßlau ranks in the top 9% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dessau-Roßlau was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Dessau-Roßlau was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Dessau-Roßlau is located in Saxony-Anhalt^[5].
• Dessau-Roßlau is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Dessau-Roßlau is on the body of water Elbe^[7].
• Dessau-Roßlau is on the body of water Mulde^[8].
• Dessau-Roßlau's head of government is recorded as Robert Reck^[9].
• Dessau-Roßlau's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[10].
• Dessau-Roßlau's instance of is recorded as major regional center^[11].
• Dessau-Roßlau's instance of is recorded as independent city of Saxony-Anhalt^[12].
• Dessau-Roßlau's shares border with is recorded as Anhalt-Bitterfeld^[13].
• Dessau-Roßlau's shares border with is recorded as Wittenberg^[14].
• Dessau-Roßlau's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dessau^[15].
• Dessau-Roßlau's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Roßlau (Elbe)^[16].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Argenteuil^[17].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klagenfurt am Wörthersee^[18].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ludwigshafen^[19].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gliwice^[20].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ibbenbüren^[21].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Roudnice nad Labem^[22].
• Dessau-Roßlau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nemenčinė^[23].
• Dessau-Roßlau's postal code is recorded as 06842–06862^[24].
• Dessau-Roßlau's Commons category is recorded as Dessau-Roßlau^[25].
• Dessau-Roßlau's licence plate code is recorded as DE^[26].
• Dessau-Roßlau's licence plate code is recorded as RSL^[27].

Body

Geography

Dessau-Roßlau is in the country of Germany^[6]. Dessau-Roßlau is located in Saxony-Anhalt^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Elbe^[7], a river^[28], in Czech Republic^[29] and Mulde^[8], a river^[30], in Germany^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Dessau-Roßlau sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+59'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+83915'}^[33], {'amount': '+83616'}^[34], {'amount': '+84606'}^[35], {'amount': '+85838'}^[36], {'amount': '+86906'}^[37], and {'amount': '+83153'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[10], major regional center^[11], and independent city of Saxony-Anhalt^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dessau-Roßlau include Roßlau (Elbe) railway station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Germany^[41].

Why It Matters

Dessau-Roßlau ranks in the top 9% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).^[2] Dessau-Roßlau has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Dessau-Roßlau is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Dessau-Roßlau include Roßlau (Elbe) railway station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Germany^[41].