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Location of the town of Mühlberg within Elbe-Elster district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Town subdivisions | 5 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Dieter Jähnichen |
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| Area | 88.55 km2 (34.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Population | 4,244 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 48 /km2 (124 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EE |
| Postal code | 04931 |
| Area code | 035342 |
| Website | www.muehlberg-elbe.de |
Mühlberg is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of Brandenburg halfway between Riesa in the south and Torgau in the north. It is situated near the Elbe. It is located about 80 km from Leipzig.
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The earliest documentary mention of Mühlberg is in 1230. The town was founded on a sandy island where the River Elbe could be crossed under protection of a castle. There is archaeological evidence, in the form of burials, of Slavic settlement dating back to ca. 600 A.D. The forces of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor defeated the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of Mühlberg near the castle on April 24, 1547. From 1939-1945 there existed a World War II prisoner-of-war camp (Stalag IV-B) near Mühlberg. About 300000 prisoners passed the camp and about 3000, most of them Soviet soldiers, died there. After World War II the camp was re-used by the Soviet secret service NKVD as special camp No. 1. About 6700 of the 22000 prisoners of the NKVD are buried in mass graves near the camp area. Today a memorial area remembers on the victims of both camp periods.
Mühlberg is accessed by route 182 and over the Elbe.
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