Wittenberg (district)

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Wittenberg
Map of Saxony-Anhalt highlighting the district Wittenberg
State	Saxony-Anhalt
County seat	Wittenberg
Area	1,508.01 km²
Population	127,919 (2002)
pop. density	85 inh./km²
Car identification	WB
Web page	landkreis-wittenberg.de

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

1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
- 4.1 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free municipalities
- 4.2 Verwaltungsgemeinschaften with member municipalities
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1994 the district was merged with the district of Jessen and a small part of the district of Gräfenhainichen.

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Population figures are as at 30 June 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, the municipalities are classed as Gemeinden.

[edit] Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free municipalities

Jessen (Elster), (town) (15,226)
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, (town) (46,837)

[edit] Verwaltungsgemeinschaften with member municipalities

* Verwaltungsgemeinschaft seat

1. Annaburg-Prettin

Annaburg, (town) * (3,762)
Axien (592)
Bethau (190)
Groß Naundorf (779)
Labrun (130)
Lebien (375)
Plossig (279)
Prettin, (town) (2,114)

2. Elbaue-Fläming

Abtsdorf (1,424)
Boßdorf (617)
Bülzig (801)
Dietrichsdorf (258)
Elster (Elbe) (2,643)
Gadegast (227)
Klöden (653)
Kropstädt (1,357)
Leetza (377)
Listerfehrda (366)
Mochau (582)
Mühlanger (1,477)
Naundorf bei Seyda (169)
Schützberg (162)
Straach (916)
Zahna, (town) * (3,639)
Zemnick (139)
Zörnigall (960)

3. Kemberg

Dabrun (686)
Dorna (197)
Eutzsch (658)
Kemberg, (town) * (4,784)
Rackith (682)
Radis (1,354)
Rotta (892)
Schleesen (537)
Selbitz (410)
Uthausen (212)
Wartenburg (824)

4. Kurregion Elbe-Heideland

Bad Schmiedeberg, (town) * (4,217)
Globig-Bleddin (609)
Korgau (347)
Meuro (620)
Pretzsch (Elbe), (town) (1,662)
Priesitz (270)
Schnellin (330)
Söllichau (943)
Trebitz (1,311)

5. Tor zur Dübener Heide

Gräfenhainichen, (town) * (7,817)
Jüdenberg (601)
Möhlau (2,125)
Schköna (810)
Tornau (597)
Zschornewitz (2,943)

After the resolution of 6 October 2005, as part of municipal reform, the 27 towns and communities of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Coswig and Wörlitzer Winkel, now in the Anhalt-Zerbst district which is to be dissolved, are to be assigned to Wittenberg district on 1 July 2007.

[edit] External links

Official website (German)

	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany
Urban districts	Dessau \| Halle (Saale) \| Magdeburg
Rural districts	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel \| Anhalt-Zerbst \| Aschersleben-Staßfurt \| Bernburg \| Bitterfeld \| Bördekreis \| Burgenlandkreis \| Halberstadt \| Jerichower Land \| Köthen \| Mansfelder Land \| Merseburg-Querfurt \| Ohrekreis \| Quedlinburg \| Saalkreis \| Sangerhausen \| Schönebeck \| Stendal \| Weißenfels \| Wernigerode \| Wittenberg