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Leuna () is a town in
July 2020. * Friedensdorf *
Leuna's industrial site stretches over 13 km², making it one of the largest 
* Christian August Crusius (1715–1775), philosopher and evangelical theologian
* Wolfram Adolphi (born 1951), journalist and political scientist
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
, eastern Germany
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, south of Merseburg and Halle, on the river Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale ( ) and Thuringian Saale (), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the M ...
.
The town is known for the '' Leunawerke'', at 13 km2 one of the biggest chemical
A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Chemical substances may take the form of a single element or chemical compounds. If two or more chemical substances can be combin ...
industrial complexes in Germany, where a very wide range of chemicals and plastics is produced.
In 1960, Leuna's population was nearly 10,000, but after reunification high unemployment rates and poor living conditions, including pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause harm. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the component ...
from nearby industries, caused significant outward migration. Before the 31 December 2009 incorporation of ten neighbouring municipalities, its population had declined to 6,670.
Geography
The town Leuna consists of Leuna proper and the following 10 ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:Hauptsatzung der Stadt LeunaJuly 2020. * Friedensdorf *
Günthersdorf
Günthersdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 December 2009, it is part of the town Leuna.
Economy
The town is the site of a large shopping mall and an IKEA
IKEA ( , ) ...
* Horburg-Maßlau
* Kötschlitz
* Kötzschau
* Kreypau
* Rodden
* Spergau
* Zöschen
* Zweimen
Economy
Leuna's industrial site stretches over 13 km², making it one of the largest chemical industry
The chemical industry comprises the companies and other organizations that develop and produce industrial, specialty and other chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, the chemical industry converts raw materials ( oil, natural gas, air, ...
sites in Germany in terms of geographical area. 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 and should start during 2016..
Notable people
* Christian August Crusius (1715–1775), philosopher and evangelical theologian
* Wolfram Adolphi (born 1951), journalist and political scientist
References
{{Authority control Oil campaign of World War II Towns in Saxony-Anhalt Saalekreis