Raguhn-Jeßnitz
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Raguhn-Jeßnitz (German pronunciation: [ʁaˈɡuːn ˈjɛsnɪts]) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Altjeßnitz, Jeßnitz, Marke, Raguhn, Retzau, Schierau, Thurland and Tornau vor der Heide.[3] These 8 former municipalities are now Ortschaften or municipal divisions of the town Raguhn-Jeßnitz.[4]
Raguhn-Jeßnitz | |
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Town hall | |
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Location of Raguhn-Jeßnitz
within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district  | |
 Location of Raguhn-Jeßnitz | |
  Raguhn-Jeßnitz Location within Germany  Raguhn-Jeßnitz Location within Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Coordinates: 51°40′N 12°4′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Anhalt-Bitterfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Hannes Loth[1] (AfD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.13 km2 (37.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,702 |
| • Density | 89.59/km2 (232.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06779, 06800 |
| Dialling codes | 034906, 03494 |
| Vehicle registration | ABI |
| Website | www |
History
During World War II, Raguhn was the location of a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp, in which some 500 women and girls were imprisoned and subjected to forced labour.[5] The prisoners were almost exclusively Jewish, but there was also one non-Jewish American, Hungarian, Italian and Turkish woman each.[5]
Politics
The first round of the mayoral elections for the town were held on 18 June 2023 with the candidate from the far-right AfD Hannes Loth receiving 40.7% of the vote, more than any other candidate. His main rival was the independent Nils Naumann who managed to get 36.9% of the vote.[6] Hannes Loth won with 51.13% of the vote in a second run-off round on 2 July 2023 despite the fact that his party is under the surveillance of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution of the State of Saxony-Anhalt.[7][8][9]
