Röderaue

Basic data
State :	Saxony
County :	Meissen
Management Community :	Röderaue-Wülknitz
Height :	97 m above sea level NHN
Area :	28.82 km 2
Residents:	2611 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	91 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	01609
Area code :	035263
License plate :	MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Community key :	14 6 27 240
Community structure:	4 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Radener Strasse 2 ; 01609 Röderaue
Website :	www.roederaue.de
Mayor :	Lothar Herklotz ( CDU )
Location of the community Röderaue in the district of Meißen

Röderaue is a municipality in the north of the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony . It is the seat of the Röderaue-Wülknitz administrative association .

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in the Großenhainer care in the Röderaue and is characterized by large forest and pond landscapes. Around one third of the municipality is forest and around one tenth is water. Neighboring cities are Elsterwerda (14 km), Großenhain (15 km), Gröditz (2 km) and Riesa (16 km). The federal highways 169 and 101 run through the municipality. The Riesa – Elsterwerda and Dresden – Berlin railway lines also run through the municipality. The Elsterwerda-Grödel-Floßkanal , the Geißlitz and the Große Röder run through the municipality .

Community structure

The community Röderaue consists of the districts Frauenhain , Koselitz , Pulsen and Raden .

history

The community was created on January 1, 1994 through the merger of the previously independent communities of Frauenhain, Koselitz, Pulsen and Raden.

politics

Municipal council

City council election 2014

Turnout: 59.0% (2009: 57.8%)

%

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

58.3%

24.0%

17.7%

CDU

left

SVF ^c

Gains and losses

compared to 2009

% p

2

0

-2

-4

-1.9 % p

+1.0 % p

+ 0.9 % p

CDU

left

SVF ^c

Remarks:

^c SV Frauenhain

Since the municipal council election on May 25, 2014 , the 12 seats of the municipal council have been distributed among the individual groups as follows:

CDU : 7 seats
LEFT : 3 seats
Sportverein Frauenhain eV (SVT): 2 seats

coat of arms

Above left: Frauenhain, the woman at the grove
Above right: Raden, the mill wheel to Raden
Below left: Koselitz, the devil. Based on the legend of the Teufelsgraben
Bottom right: Pulsen, the plow stands for agriculture

Culture and sights

Municipal office in Frauenhain

see also: List of cultural monuments in Röderaue

Attractions

Grain and sawmill in the Raden district
Landscape protection area Röderaue
Church with altar painting "The Three Marys", Koselitz
numerous ponds with bike and hiking trails (e.g. the Röderradroute )
Old castle cemetery in Frauenhain
Church of Frauenhain with the oldest church bell in Saxony

Memorials

Tombs and memorial to 27 concentration camp prisoners of the subcamp Groeditz the Flossenburg concentration camp , as well as 74 women and 69 children of Ostarbeiterinnenlagers Frauenhain that during the Second World War deported to Germany and victims of forced labor were
Memorial and graves in the district of pulses in the vicinity of the swimming pool Groeditz for at least 150 forced laborers (s), primarily from the Soviet Union , in the outer bearing steel plant Groeditz of Flossenbiirg forced to work had

Regular events

March / April: Frauenhainer Katzengebirge Run
April 30th: May fire on the island of Frauenhain
June: Inselfest Frauenhain
July: Saxstock Festival
September: Natural market "Flora et Herba" on the island of Frauenhain

Web links

Commons : Röderaue - collection of images, videos and audio files

Röderaue in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
Röderaue natural area
Röderaue community
District of Koselitz

Individual evidence

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-SN-1] Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019 ( help on this ).

[2] Results of the 2014 municipal council elections

[3] ttp://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/base.asp?ausgabe=310&etag=14.06.2008