Stößen | |
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Location of Stößen within Burgenlandkreis district | |
Coordinates: 51°6′35″N 11°55′59″E / 51.10972°N 11.93306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Burgenlandkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wethautal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–27) | Horst Schubert [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 908 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 06667 |
Dialling codes | 034445 |
Vehicle registration | BLK |
Website | Stadt Stößen |
Stößen is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated southeast of Naumburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.
Since 2010, there are at 51°07′06″N 11°57′01″E / 51.11833°N 11.95028°E a wind park consisting of 3 Enercon E-126 wind turbines, the most powerful wind turbine in the world. Each of these turbines has a rotor with 126 metres diameter mounted in a height of 135 metres and can generate 7.5 MW.