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Mansfeld (electoral District)
Mansfeld is an electoral constituency (German language, German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 74. It is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the Mansfeld-Südharz district and most of the Saalekreis district. Mansfeld was created for the inaugural 1990 German federal election, 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Robert Farle of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Geography Mansfeld is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Mansfeld-Südharz district and the Saalekreis district excluding the municipalities of Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Kabelsketal, Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Landsberg, Leuna, Petersberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Petersberg, and Schkopau. History Mansfeld was created after German reunification in 1990, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (, ) in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany and thus it is the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their electorate. The minimum legal number of members of the Bundestag (german: link=no, Mitglieder des Bundestages) is 598; however, due to the system of overhang and leveling seats the current 20th Bundestag has a total of 736 members, making it the largest Bundestag to date and the largest freely elected national parliamentary chamber in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Landsberg is a town in the Saalekreis in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Geography The town is located between the cities of Halle, about in the southwest, Leipzig, about in the southeast, and Bitterfeld-Wolfen, about in the north. Located in the Leipzig Bay of the North German Plain, Landsberg lies within the larger Leipzig-Halle agglomeration in the Central German Metropolitan Region. The municipal area immediately borders the independent city of Halle in the southwest and the Nordsachsen district of Saxony in the southeast. After several incorporations in recent years, it currently comprises 11 localities (''Ortschaften''):Hauptsatzung der Stadt Landsberg January 2020. * |
Sangerhausen (district)
Sangerhausen was a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from north clockwise) Quedlinburg, Mansfelder Land, Merseburg-Querfurt, and the districts Kyffhäuserkreis and Nordhausen in Thuringia. Sangerhausen was merged on July 1, 2007, with Mansfelder Land into the new district Mansfeld-Südharz as part of a reform. History The district was created on October 1, 1816, after Sachsen-Weißenfels became part of Prussia in 1815. In 1945 the ''Amt Allstedt'' was added to the district, in 1952 some municipalities were removed from the district, which decreased the area from 773 to 689 km2. In the communal reform of 1994 the district remained unchanged. Geography The highest elevation of the district is the Großer Auerberg The Große Auerberg is a hill, high, in the eastern Harz in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a so-called double peak with summits that are 580.4 metres hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 15th Bundestag. Incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's centre-left "red-green" governing coalition retained a narrow majority, and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) retained their status as the largest party in the Bundestag by three seats. Issues and campaign Several issues dominated the campaign, with the opposition CDU/CSU attacking the government's performance on the economy which fell back into recession due to the Telecoms crash and the introduction of the euro, as well as campaigning on family values and against taxes (particularly on fuel). In the run up to the election, the CSU/CDU held a huge lead in the opinion polls and Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Edmund Stoiber famously remarked that "...this election is like a football match where it's the second half and my team is ahead by 2–0." However, event soon overtook Stoiber and the CDU/CSU campaign. The SPD and the Greens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Bundestag. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) emerged as the largest faction in parliament for the first time since 1972, with its leader Gerhard Schröder becoming chancellor. The Christian Democrats had their worst election result since 1949. Issues and campaign Since German reunification on 3 October 1990, the unemployment rate in Germany had risen from 4.2% to 9.4% in 1998, with the Federal Labor Office registering more than 4 million unemployed. The unified Germany had to fight economic and domestic difficulties even as it actively participated in the project of European integration. Most people blamed the centre-right coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union/ Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) for the economic difficulties. Longtime Chancellor Helmut Kohl's government was regarded by many as not having fully implemented the unifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor in a narrowly re-elected coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). This elected Bundestag was the largest in history until 2017, numbering 672 members. Even though this election did not lead to a switch in government, it saw the election of many people to the Bundestag that would play an important role later. Future CDU leaders Friedrich Merz and Armin Laschet were first elected to the Bundestag in 1994, as were future cabinet ministers Norbert Röttgen and Peter Altmaier. This was the last election until 2009 that a center-right government was elected. Issues and campaign The Social Democratic Party (SPD) let its members elect a candidate for chancellor against Helmut Kohl after SPD leader Björn Engholm and chancellor candidate-designate had to resign in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merseburg-Querfurt
Merseburg-Querfurt was a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from northwest clockwise) Sangerhausen, Mansfelder Land, Saalkreis, the district-free city Halle, the districts Delitzsch and Leipziger Land in Saxony, the districts Weißenfels and Burgenlandkreis, and the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia. History The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Merseburg and Querfurt. Geography The main river of the district is the Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale .... Coat of arms Towns and municipalities External links Official website(German) {{Coord, 51, 22, N, 12, 00, E, type:adm3rd_source:itwiki, display=title 1994 establishments in Germany Merseburg ro:Saale (distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weida-Land
Weida-Land is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated between Querfurt and Eisleben. Before 1 January 2010, it was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Weida-Land consists of the following municipalities: # Barnstädt # Farnstädt # Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf # Obhausen # Schraplau Schraplau is a town in the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Weida-Land, part of the district of Saalekreis, in the State of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately northeast of Querfurt. It is also considered part of the Halle-Leipzig metropo ... # Steigra References Verbandsgemeinden in Saxony-Anhalt {{Saalekreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberes Geiseltal
Oberes Geiseltal was a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated southwest of Halle (Saale). The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Mücheln. It was disbanded on 1 January 2010. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Oberes Geiseltal consisted of the following municipalities: # Mücheln # Oechlitz Oechlitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Mücheln. It is located in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the central part of the country, ... Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Saxony-Anhalt {{Saalekreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Lauchstädt (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
Bad Lauchstädt was a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Bad Lauchstädt. It was disbanded on 1 January 2010. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Bad Lauchstädt consisted of the following municipalities: # Bad Lauchstädt # Milzau Milzau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt (until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in ... References Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Saxony-Anhalt {{Saalekreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Association (Germany)
Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association'' (german: vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) is used. Structure A municipal association normally consists of several adjacent municipalities located in the same district. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially retained or appointed as mayor. * In Baden-Württemberg this position is held by the mayor of the appropriate fulfilling municipality (german: erfüllende Gemeinde). * In Thuringia there are municipal associations as well as fulfilling municipalities. * In Bavaria one mayor of a single municipality also acts as municipal chairman (german: Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender) of the association. Tasks The duties of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Querfurt
Querfurt () is a town in the Saalekreis district, or ''Kreis'', in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, west from Merseburg. In 2020, the town had a population of 10,454. The town Querfurt consists of Querfurt proper and the following 8 ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions: Gatterstädt, Grockstädt, Leimbach, Lodersleben, Schmon, Vitzenburg, Weißenschirmbach and Ziegelroda.Hauptsatzung der Stadt Querfurt October 2015. History For some time, Querfurt was the capital of a principality covering nearly , with a population of about 20,000. The ruling family having become extinct in 14 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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