Gommern (German pronunciation: [ˈɡomɐn] ) is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Magdeburg. On 1 January 2005 the municipalities of Dannigkow, Dornburg, Karith, Ladeburg, Leitzkau, Menz, Nedlitz, Vehlitz and Wahlitz were incorporated into Gommern.[3] On 1 January 2008 Prödel was incorporated,[4] and on 1 January 2009 Lübs was incorporated.[5]
Gommern | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gommern within Jerichower Land district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°4′N 11°50′E / 52.067°N 11.833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Jerichower Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Jens Hünerbein[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.96 km2 (61.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,485 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 39245 |
| Dialling codes | 039200 |
| Vehicle registration | JL |
| Website | www.gommern.de |
Local council
editElections in October 2005:
| Party | Vote share |
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| SPD | 33.7% |
| FDP | 24.0% |
| CDU | 23.5% |
| FWGL | 9.4% |
| The Left | 9.3% |
Elections in May 2014:[6]
| Party | Vote share | No. seats |
|---|---|---|
| CDU | 30.7% | 9 |
| FWGL | 24.8% | 7 |
| SPD | 18.5% | 5 |
| The Left | 11.1% | 3 |
| FDP | 6.7% | 2 |
Dornburg
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Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, had a new castle built at Dornburg near Gommern from 1674, which he gave to his brother, John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg. It was inherited by the latter's second son, future Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. In 1747 he died and the castle burnt down in 1750. His widow, Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, governed the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst for her son Frederick Augustus until 1752. She had the new castle at Dornburg built as her thirds from 1750, a lavish baroque palace prepared to host her brother, Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, or her daughter Sophie Auguste Fredericka, who in 1743 had married the Russian crown prince Peter III, to become empress in 1762, better known as Catherine the Great. However, neither of them ever visited, and the dowager princess and her son were forced into exile when Prussian forces invaded Anhalt-Zerbst during the Seven Years' War in 1758. Frederick the Great, who had actually proposed the Russian marriage, accused the princess and her son to support Russia, then his war enemy. Johanna Elisabeth died in Paris in 1760 and her son, Frederick Augustus, never returned to Zerbst and continued to live in Basel and Luxemburg. Upon his death in 1793, the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst came to an end.
Nowadays the palace is in critical condition due to a lack of renovation.[7] In 2018, it was sold to an investor from Berlin, who plans to use it as an academy.[8]
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The Catholic Church
Personalities
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- Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), physician and founder of homeopathy, from 1782 to 1785 physics in the office Gommern
- Otto Theodor Alfred Hensel (1889-1966), honorary citizen, mayor of Gommern 1945-1955
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.
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2005, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2008, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ Gebietsänderungen am 01.01.2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ "Gesamtergebnis Stadtratswahl 2014 der Einheitsgemeinde Gommern" (in German). Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ Christoph Richter (12 July 2017). "Das ostdeutsche Versailles soll verkauft werden" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Schloss Dornburg wird nach Berlin verkauft". volksstimme.de (in German). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
