Löbejün

Template:Infobox Town DE Löbejün is a town in the area surrounding Halle an der Saale Saalkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Geography

Geographic ___location

Löbejün is located 15 km north of Halle (Saale). The city is located in a mountainous area in which a tributary to the Saale River, the Fuhne, flows.

Geology

The city is known for its Löbejüner porphyry. In the northeastern part of the city coal beds are found.

City classification

The following towns are classified as part of the city of Löbejün:

Gottgau
Schlettau

History

The city was first recognized in 961 as Liubichun.

Population development

Year or date	Population
Middle ages ¹	~5-600
Beginning of the 17th century ¹	~1.000
1636 ¹	96
1719 ¹	909
1782 ¹	1.299
1822 ¹	2.100
1853 ¹	3.100
1861 ¹	3.497
1880 ¹	3.425
1900 ¹	3.332
1919 ¹	2.802
1935 ¹	3.279

Date	Population
3. October 1990 ²	2.640
31. December 1995 ²	2.558
31. December 2000 ²	2.443
31. December 2001 ²	2.425
31. December 2002 ²	2.393
31. December 2003 ²	2.364
31. December 2004 ²	2.355

¹ Source: Erich Keyser (Hrsg.): Deutsches Städtebuch - Handbuch städtischer Geschichte, Band 2, 1941
² Source: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt

Industrial development

Since 1518 (when the quarry was first mentioned) porphyry was processed. In circa 1622 the coal mine was founded. The coal mine reached peak production in 18th century, when it had 27 mine shafts. It closed in 1884.

Politics

Löbejün is the administrative centre of the administrative district of the northern Saalkreis (area surrounding the Saale River), Saalkreis Nord.

Mayor

The mayor, Thomas Madl, (CDU) was re-elected on the 20. January 2002.

City emblem

The city shield consists of a green background with two silver key with their teeth pointed outwards. Four roses (the upper and lower, silver, and the ones on the side, red) are also found on the shield.

Partner cities

Schifferstadt (since 2002)

Culture and monuments

Museums

Heimatmuseum im Halleschen Tor

Music

The Internationale Carl-Loewe-Gesellschaft e. V. (International Carl Loewe Society) holds concerts and events related to the composer Carl Loewe.

Economy and infrastructure

Long-time companies present in Löbejün

In Löbejün porphyry is removed from the ground. Often used as fill in building roads, it is also used in home construction and also in the city wall, the Hallesche Tor and other buildings in the city.

Famous people

The composer Carl Loewe was born on 30 November 1796 in Löbejün. The birthplace of Loewe was torn down in 1886. In the place of the house, near the Church of St. Petri, the Alte Schule (the old school) (today: Carl Loewe-Haus) was built.

Literature

Siegmar von Schultze-Galléra: Wanderungen durch den Saalkreis (Journeys through the region surrounding Halle), Halle 1921