Riesigk

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Riesigk
Coat of arms Location
Riesigk has no coat of arms
Riesigk (Germany)
Riesigk
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Wittenberg
Municipal assoc. Wörlitzer Winkel
Mayor Silvia Grune
Basic statistics
Area 6.13 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation 62 m  (203 ft)
Population 215  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 35 /km² (91 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WB
Postal code 06786
Area code 034905
Website www.woerlitzer-winkel.de
Location of Riesigk within Wittenberg district
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Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 12°28′00″E / 51.816667, 12.466667

Riesigk is a municipality in Germany not far from the town of Wittenberg in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, on the south side of the Elbe river. It has a population of about 215 (2006). It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Wörlitzer Winkel.

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[edit] History

The village was chartered in 1200 the first time with the name Riswig.

  • 1603 : the area was attached as a part of Anhalt.
  • 1797 - 1800 : the neogothic church was erected.

[edit] Tourist attractions

Church of Riesigk
Church of Riesigk

[edit] Places of interest

  • Church of Riesigk

[edit] Parks and gardens

  • Wörlitzer Park

The small town of Wörlitz lies 3 km away. The English-style "Wörlitzer Park" is the culmination of the "Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich", which was created in the second half of the 18th century under the sovereignty of Fürst Leopold III. Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau.

In 2000, UNESCO added "Wörlitzer Park" to the list of World Heritage Sites.

[edit] External links

Commons: Riesigk