Stößen is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated southeast of Naumburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.
Stößen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Stößen within Burgenlandkreis district  | |
  Stößen  Stößen | |
| Coordinates: 51°6′35″N 11°55′59″E / 51.10972°N 11.93306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wethautal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–27) | Horst Schubert[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 908 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06667 |
| Dialling codes | 034445 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | Stadt Stößen |
Windpark
editSince 2010, there are at 51°07′06″N 11°57′01″E / 51.11833°N 11.95028°E a wind park consisting of 3 Enercon E-126 wind turbines, the most powerful wind turbine in the world. Each of these turbines has a rotor with 126 metres diameter mounted in a height of 135 metres and can generate 7.5 MW.
References
edit- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
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