Straach

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Coordinates: 51°57′0″N 12°35′59″E / 51.95, 12.59972

Straach
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Straach (Germany)
Straach
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Wittenberg
Municipal assoc. Elbaue-Fläming
Mayor Klaus Eckert
Basic statistics
Area 22.64 km² (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation 119 m  (390 ft)
Population 880  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 39 /km² (101 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WB
Postal code 06896
Area code 034929

Straach is a municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The municipality belongs to the administrative municipality (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming whose seat is in the town of Zahna.

[edit] Geography

Straach lies about 9 km east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

[edit] Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B  2 between Berlin and Wittenberg is about 12 km to the east.