Raguhn (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)

The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Raguhn was an administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was dissolved on January 1, 2010.

Location:

The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was located in the eastern part of Anhalt-Bitterfeld.

History:

The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Raguhn was formed to allow smaller municipalities to pool resources and manage administrative tasks more efficiently. It was dissolved as part of a larger administrative reform in Saxony-Anhalt.

Member Municipalities (as of dissolution):

• Jeßnitz (Anhalt) (until September 1, 2009)
• Marke
• Raguhn
• Retzau
• Schierau
• Thurland

Dissolution:

On January 1, 2010, the member municipalities of Marke, Raguhn, Retzau, Schierau, and Thurland merged to form the new town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz. Jeßnitz (Anhalt) had already merged with Bitterfeld to form Bitterfeld-Wolfen in 2007 and was no longer part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft by the time of its dissolution.

Functions:

The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft handled various administrative tasks for its member municipalities, including:

• Financial administration
• Building permits
• Social welfare
• Public order