Leuna

Leuna
Coat of arms
Leuna
Location of Leuna within Saalekreis district
Coordinates: 51°19′N 12°01′E / 51.317°N 12.017°ECoordinates: 51°19′N 12°01′E / 51.317°N 12.017°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Municipal assoc.	Leuna-Kötzschau
Government
• Mayor	Dietlind Hagenau
Area
• Total	83.41 km^2 (32.20 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,842
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06237
Dialling codes	03461
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.leuna-stadt.de

Leuna is a town in the Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, south of Merseburg and Halle.

The town is known for the Leunawerke (English: Leuna works), at 13 km² one of the biggest chemical industrial complexes in Germany,^[2] where a very wide range of chemicals and plastics is produced.

In 1960, the Leuna's population was nearly 10,000, but after reunification high unemployment rates and poor living conditions, including pollution from nearby industries, caused significant outward migration. Before the 31 December 2009 incorporation of neighbouring municipalities, its population had sunk to 6,670.

View from Bad Dürrenberg

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2014" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
2. InfraLeuna