Wittenberg (district)

Wittenberg
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Capital	Wittenberg
Area
• Total	1,929.89 km2 (745.13 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
• Total	128,447
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	WB, GHC, JE
Website	landkreis-wittenberg.de

Wittenberg is a district (Kreis) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony.

History

In 1994 the district was merged with the district of Jessen and a small part of the district of Gräfenhainichen. In 2007, 27 municipalities from the former district Anhalt-Zerbst were added to the district of Wittenberg.

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Elbe and its tributary, the Schwarze Elster.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show two swords which is the symbol of a field marshal in the Holy Roman Empire. This title was bestowed upon the counts of Saxony, who therefore added the symbol to their coat of arms. The center of the principality of Saxony was located in the area now covered by the district.

Towns and municipalities

The district of Wittenberg consists of the following towns:

1. Annaburg
2. Bad Schmiedeberg
3. Coswig
4. Gräfenhainichen
5. Jessen (Elster)
6. Kemberg
7. Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
8. Wittenberg
9. Zahna-Elster

After the resolution of 6 October 2005, as part of municipal reform, the (then) 27 towns and municipalities of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Coswig and Wörlitzer Winkel, formerly in the Anhalt-Zerbst district, were assigned to Wittenberg district on 1 July 2007.

Sights

• 
  Wittenberg market square with Stadtkirche Wittenberg
• 
  Wittenberg old town with All Saints' Church under construction
• 
  Jessen market square
• 
  Coswig view river Elbe
• 
  Ferropolis in Gräfenhainichen
• 
  Oranienbaum aerial view
• 
  The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm

External links

Media related to Landkreis Wittenberg at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

References

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2015" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). 

Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany
Urban districts	Dessau-Roßlau Halle (Saale) Magdeburg
Rural districts	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Anhalt-Bitterfeld Börde Burgenlandkreis Harz Jerichower Land Mansfeld-Südharz Saalekreis Salzlandkreis Stendal Wittenberg
Former districts	Anhalt-Zerbst Aschersleben-Staßfurt Bernburg Bitterfeld Bördekreis Burgenlandkreis Halberstadt Köthen Mansfelder Land Merseburg-Querfurt Ohrekreis Quedlinburg Saalkreis Sangerhausen Schönebeck Weißenfels Wernigerode

Coordinates: 51°48′N 12°41′E / 51.800°N 12.683°E / 51.800; 12.683