remaining inmates were transferred to the concentration camp in Lichtenburg. Aiding the town of Dessau in becoming the capital of the district, the town Rosslau (Elbe) became suburbanised into Dessau from 1 April 1935 to 1 April 1946 which gave the town the required number of 100,000 inhabitants. In 1952 the district of Rosslau was built out of the eastern part of the district of Zerbst. This gave Rosslau the status of a country town, which it hold until 30 Juny 1994, before it became part of the Anhalt-Zerbst district. Until 1991 Rosslau was the base of the 7th Guards Tank Division of the Soviet forces in Germany. The Elbe-flood from 2002 exceeded the Elbe-flood from 1845. Sights The moated castle of Rosslau is very popular location for Open-Air Events and Stage Plays. The annual This is Ska Festival takes part in the castle since 1997. There's also a Country Festival offering Liveacts, Linedance and a Western Casino. The Knight Dinner is a popular event too. The European village was built after an architectural competition from 1993 to 1996. Architect's offices from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Finland and France created the plans and a few conspicuous buildings were built. Other places to see are the "Öhlmühle" (Oil Mill) and St. Mary's City Church. Traffic The "Bundesstrassen" B184 and B187 go through Rosslau. Rosslau also has a main train station with connections to Dessau, Magdeburg, Berlin, Halle, Bitterfeld and Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Sons and daughters Gottfried Bandhauer (1790–1837), master-builder of classicism Gotthard Sachsenberg (1891–1961), officer, entrepreneur and politician (Wirtschaftspartei) Richard Paulick (1903–1979), architect Wolfgang Schwenke (1921–2006), zoologist, entomologist and forest scientist Bobby Bölke (1926–2007), actor and entertainer Reiner Kontressowitz (born 1942), musicologist Günter Dreibrodt (born 1951), former handball player Peter Müller (born 1967), German art historian and publicist Twin towns Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic References External links History of Rosslau This is Ska Festival Towns in Saxony-Anhalt Rosslau Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Duchy of Anhalt