Kemberg

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Kemberg


Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Population	4,784 (30/06/2005)
Area	59.18 km²
Population density	81 /km²
Elevation	76 m
Coordinates	51°47′ N 12°38′ E
Postal code	06901
Area code	034921
Licence plate code	WB
Mayor	Rainer Schubert
Website	Stadt Kemberg

Kemberg is a small town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and the seat of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Kemberg.

To Kemberg belong the constituent communities of Bergwitz, Klitzschena and Ateritz.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Location
2 History
3 Amalgamations
4 Culture and Sightseeing
- 4.1 Buildings
5 Transport
- 5.1 Highway
- 5.2 Railway
6 Personalities
7 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

The town lies on the north edge of the Dübener Heide Nature Park.

[edit] History

[edit] Amalgamations

On 1 July 2005, the community of Bergwitz with its constituent community of Klitzschena, was amalgamated with Kemberg, as was the community of Ateritz (with its constituent communities of Gommlo and Lubast) on 1 January 2006

[edit] Culture and Sightseeing

[edit] Buildings

The town's most striking sight is the soaring Church of Our Lady ("Unser Lieben Frauen") which can be seen far away over the Elbaue (natural polder). It is a hall church with a nave and two aisles dating from the 15th century (or so it is believed) with an 86-m-tall tower built in the 19th century. There are things there such as remnants of wall paintings from the late Middle Ages, a sacrament house made of sandstone and a carved altar (both from the 15th century) and a very nice baptismal font. Also worth seeing are the late Gothic town hall with its Renaissance additions and the old town wall from the 14th century, parts of which are still well preserved.

Kemberg's well preserved town centre takes the visitor to bygone days and is always worth seeing on foot. The town is also well placed for outings to the nearby heath, and to Wittenberg.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Highway

Kemberg lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 2 to Bad Düben, on the State Highway (Landesstraße) L129 from Bergwitz to Bad Schmiedeberg and on the district road (Kreisstraße) K2024 between Reuden and Trebitz.

Bergwitz lies on Bundesstraße B 100 from Wittenberg to Bitterfeld and on Landesstraße L129 from Selbitz to Kemberg.

Klitzschena lies on district road K2041 from Bergwitz to Seegrehna.

Bundesautobahn 9 (Munich - Berlin) can be reached by the Vockerode interchange 22 km away.

[edit] Railway

Bergwitz railway station lies on the Deutsche Bahn line between Wittenberg and Bitterfeld.

From 1903 to 1951, there was a railway connection between Bergwitz and Kemberg. The former station has been demolished. There is now a hypermarket there.