pping ▁cent ers ▁are ▁open ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna ▁in , ▁Del itz sch ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁Pr uss ia ▁from ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sax ony . ▁A ▁district ▁of ▁Del itz sch ▁was ▁established ▁for ▁administrative ▁purposes . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁only ▁one ▁building , ▁the ▁station , ▁was ▁burn ed , ▁minimal ▁damage ▁in ▁comparison ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁German ▁urban ▁cent ers . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁census , ▁Del itz sch ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Historical ▁population ▁▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁ ▁( using ▁town ▁boundaries ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁▁ ¹ ▁Census ▁▁ ² ▁Mer ging ▁districts ▁ ▁Source : ▁Statist isches ▁Landes amt ▁des ▁Fre ista ates ▁Sachsen ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁- ▁present ▁ ▁( using ▁town ▁boundaries ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁▁ ¹ ▁Mer ging ▁districts ▁ ▁Source : ▁Statist isches ▁Landes amt ▁des ▁Fre ista ates ▁Sachsen ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Town ▁council ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁council ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁lord ▁mayor ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁order ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁town ▁coun c ill ors . ▁Every ▁five ▁years , ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁is ▁chosen ▁an ew ; ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁is ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁const itut ing