one building, the station, was burned, minimal damage in comparison with many other German urban centers. According to a 1996 census, Delitzsch had more than 27,000 inhabitants. Historical population 1747 - 1999 (using town boundaries as at the time) ¹ Census ² Merging districts Source: Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen 2000 - present (using town boundaries as at the time) ¹ Merging districts Source: Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen Politics Town council The town council consists of the lord mayor and 30 town councillors. Every five years, the town council is chosen anew. The inaugural meeting of newly elected council always takes place in the conference hall of the city hall. The current council has been in place since the last local election (held on 26 May 2019), and is constituted as follows: The next council elections are scheduled for 2024. Mayor Arno Erhardt: 1945 Richard Hampe: 1945-1950 Paul Heinze: 1951-1952 Walter Lange: 1952-1956 Rudolf Kunath: 1956-1959 Otto Paul: 1960-1973 Hans-Joachim Kumrow: 1973-1977 Wolfgang Neubert: 1977-1979 Karl Lubienski: 1979-1990 Heinz Bieniek: 1990-2008 Historian Manfred Wilde (born 1962) won the mayoral election in 2008 with 60.2 percent of the votes cast. Coat of Arms The emblem of the town Delitzsch combines two different arms, the house of Wettin or tribal emblem and the County of the Mark Meissen. It shows two upright poles blue (Landsberger piles) that are in a golden box, and this split in three parts. In the middle of the main shield of the emblem can be seen in an inclined position as a means to shield Meissen black lion on a golden shield. The middle blade is tilted forward, and so the lion appears as upright as possible, or borders. He has two tail tuft, with their division begins in the middle of the tail, which should point to the Mark Meissen County. As an accessory, the coat of arms (1526 introduced) a fluttering ribbon bearing the inscription: "Secretum civium in delitzsch" (loosely translated: Privy Seal of Delitzsch). Twin towns – sister cities Delitzsch is twinned with: Friedrichshafen, Germany (1990) Monheim am Rhein, Germany (1990) Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland (2000) Traffic Road To the west of the town the national roads B183a and B184 intersect. Rail transport Delitzsch has an "upper station" with two platforms and a "lower station" with three tracks. Both stations are in the tariff zone 165 of the regional public transport network (Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund).