Raguhn-Jeßnitz

The city Raguhn - Jeßnitz is a unit municipality in the district of Anhalt- Bitterfeld, in Saxony- Anhalt.

It was created on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the municipalities Altjeßnitz, Jeßnitz (Anhalt ), brand, Raguhn, Retzau, Schierau, Thurland and Tornau before the heathen who once belonged to the administrative community Raguhn.

Geography

The area of the city Raguhn - Jeßnitz includes a section on both sides of the trough between the cities of Dessau in the north and Bitterfeld- Wolfen in the south.

Boroughs

• Altjeßnitz
• Hoyersdorf
• Jeßnitz (Anhalt)
• Kleckewitz
• Lingenau
• Brand
• Möst
• Niesau

• Priorau
• Raguhn
• Retzau
• Roßdorf
• Schierau
• Thurland
• Tornau before the heath

History

The district was Möst 1613-1629 affected by witch hunts. Elizabeth, wife of the carpenter Asmus Schirstädt, and the widow of Michael Korting were caught in a witch trial and were burned.

Policy

Mayor

In a runoff election 11 October 2009 Eberhard Berger (CDU ) was elected with 65.09 percent as a full-time mayor.

City ​​council

The city council was chosen parallel to the 2009 federal election on 27 September 2009. The 28 seats are divided as follows:

Traffic

The railway line Trebnitzgrund -Leipzig opens up the districts brand, Raguhn and Jeßnitz (Anhalt) by a respective breakpoint.