Oschersleben

For the race track, see Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

Oschersleben
Oschersleben
Location of the town of Oschersleben within Börde district
Coordinates	52°1′N 11°15′E / 52.01667°N 11.25°E / 52.01667; 11.25Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°15′E / 52.01667°N 11.25°E / 52.01667; 11.25
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Börde
Mayor	Dieter Klenke (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	188.92 km2 (72.94 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m  (279 ft)
Population	20,831 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	110 /km2 (286 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BK
Postal codes	39387, 39398
Area codes	03949, 039408
Website	Stadt Oschersleben

Oschersleben is a town in the Börde district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The population in 1905 was 13,271, in 2005 about 18,000.

Geography

Oschersleben is located near the river Bode, 24 miles south west of Magdeburg in a region called Magdeburger Börde. The river Bode reaches its northernmost point outside the town. Oschersleben is the most important railway station of the Magdeburg–Halberstadt–Thale line.

History

St. Nicolai church in Oschersleben

statue in Oschersleben

On November 23 994 Oschersleben was first mentioned in a document by the Emperor Otto III. In 1235 it was first referred to as a town. In the 17th century most parts of Oschersleben were destroyed by fires. In 1648 it came under Brandenburg's domination. Oschersleben became a district capital in 1816 and was connected to the railway system in 1843.

In the years previous to World War II Oschersleben expanded due to the airplane manufactory (AGO Flugzeugwerke) that was founded there and needed numerous workers. This armament factory was also the reason why the Allied attacked the town in ten air strikes.

During the period of the German Democratic Republic Oschersleben was a center of agriculture in the region. Besides some industrial establishments settled there, for example the still existing manufacturer of pumps as well as sugar refineries, iron-foundries, breweries, machine-shops and brick works.

Since 2000, the Motopark Oschersleben race track is used in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) and other series. In 2005, the circuit was re-named as Motorsport Arena Oschersleben because of an insolvency of the investors.

In 1992, a potato processing plant of the company Agrarfrost was built, that produces French fries and potato chips.^[2] The plant processes about 140,000 tons of potatoes a year.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden nach Landkreisen" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf. 
2. ^ homepage of Agrarfrost
3. ^ State Administration Office Saxony-Anhalt Press Release No: 107/09

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

• Town
• Race Track