Aken (Elbe)

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Aken
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Aken
Flag
Coat of arms of Aken
Coat of arms
Location of Aken (Elbe) within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district
Aken is located in Germany
Aken
Aken
Coordinates: 51°51′0″N 12°03′0″E / 51.85000°N 12.05000°E / 51.85000; 12.05000Coordinates: 51°51′0″N 12°03′0″E / 51.85000°N 12.05000°E / 51.85000; 12.05000
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictAnhalt-Bitterfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Jan-Hendrik Bahn[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total59.91 km2 (23.13 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,417
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06385
Dialling codes034909
Vehicle registrationABI
Websitewww.aken.de

Aken (Elbe) (German pronunciation: [ˈaːkən] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town is located at the left bank of the river Elbe.

Geography[]

Aken located at the Middle Elbe is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Dessau-Rosslau in extended lowlands within the Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe and approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Aken the Saale river enters the Middle Elbe.

Districts[]

Heidehof, Kleinzerbst, Kühren, Lorf, Mennewitz, Obselau and Susigke.

Growth of population[]

year citizen
1970 12,154
2005 9,083

History[]

The castle Gloworp was first mentioned in the 12th century. The town itself was first documented in 1219, naming the mayor Waltherus de Aken. In 1270 Aken received its town charter as Civitas. The name Aken is based on the Latin name Aqua (location at or near the water). Probably this was a foundation from lower rhenish settlers from Aachen which is spelled Aken in the Dutch language.

Town twinning[]

Culture and sights[]

Fountain at the market
  • historical town hall
  • two medieval churches: St. Nicholas and St. Mary
  • "Stone " (heated residential building) from the 13th century with arches
  • town wall from the Middle Ages with 3 remaining towers
  • passenger navigation on the river Elbe
  • Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe

Notable persons[]

Honorary citizens[]

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Steinbrecht, lieutenant in Lützow Free Corps
  • 2001: Otto Benecke, head of museum of local history
  • 2015: Hansjochen Müller, mayor from 1990 - 2015
  • 2016: Christian Holmes, first Englishman to do an Anmeldung in Aken.

Notable people born in Aken[]

Theodor Sickel

Resident who influenced the history of the city[]

  • , teacher, conductor, composer

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ See Rainer Hering (1998). "Witte, Otto Karl Emil". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 13. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1427–1439. ISBN 3-88309-072-7.

External links[]

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