Leuna

Leuna
Leuna
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Leuna within Saalekreis district
	Leuna Leuna
	Coordinates: 51°19′N12°01′E / 51.317°N 12.017°E Coordinates: 51°19′N12°01′E / 51.317°N 12.017°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Municipal assoc.	Leuna-Kötzschau
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2015–22)	Dietlind Hagenau
Area
• Total	83.41 km2 (32.20 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	13,906
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06237
Dialling codes	03461
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.leuna-stadt.de

Last updated October 12, 2022

Leuna is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, south of Merseburg and Halle, on the Saale river.

In 1960, Leuna's population was nearly 10,000, but after reunification high unemployment rates and poor living conditions, including pollution from nearby industries, caused significant outward migration. Before the 31 December 2009 incorporation of ten neighbouring municipalities,^[4] its population had sunk to 6,670.

Geography

The town Leuna consists of Leuna proper and the following 10 Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[5]

Economy

Leuna's industrial site stretches over 13 km², making it one of the largest chemical industry sites in Germany in terms of geographical area.^[6] At the beginning of the 21st century, a wide range of chemical products and plastics are made there. A pilot plant to produce isobutylene from vegetal stock is being built by the French company Global Bioenergies ^[7] and should start during 2016.^[8]

Notable people

Christian August Crusius (1715–1775), philosopher and evangelical theologian
Wolfram Adolphi (born 1951), journalist and political scientist

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References

↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
↑ InfraLeuna Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
↑ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Leuna, July 2020.
↑ InfraLeuna Welcome to InfraLeuna Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Thierry Lucas (21 November 2013). "Global Bioenergies va construire un pilote de bioproduction d'isobutène en Allemagne". usinenouvelle.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2015..
↑ Thierry Lucas (22 May 2015). "Global Bioenergies et Cristal Union s'associent pour produire 50 000 tonnes par an d'isobutène biosourcé". usinenouvelle.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2015..

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[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] InfraLeuna Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt

[Hauptsatzung-5] Hauptsatzung der Stadt Leuna, July 2020.

[6] InfraLeuna Welcome to InfraLeuna Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Thierry Lucas (21 November 2013). "Global Bioenergies va construire un pilote de bioproduction d'isobutène en Allemagne". usinenouvelle.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2015..

[8] Thierry Lucas (22 May 2015). "Global Bioenergies et Cristal Union s'associent pour produire 50 000 tonnes par an d'isobutène biosourcé". usinenouvelle.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2015..

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