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Landkreis Wittenberg
Wittenberg is a district () in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony. The capital and largest city is Wittenberg, famous for its association with the influential religious reformer Martin Luther and containing a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History In 1994, the district was merged with the district of Jessen and a small part of the district of Gräfenhainichen. In 2007, 27 municipalities from the former district Anhalt-Zerbst were added to the district of Wittenberg. Geography The area of the district is . The main rivers in the district are the Elbe and its tributary, the Schwarze Elster. Coat of arms The coat of arms shows two swords, which is the symbol of a field marshal in the Holy Roman Empire. This title was bestowed upon the counts of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. It is situated on the River Elbe, north of Leipzig and south-west of the reunified German federal capital city of Berlin, and has a population of 46,008 (2018). Wittenberg has close connections with Martin Luther (1483–1546) and the 16th century religious / theological movement of Protestantism begun here in the Reformation, and the large branch of Western Christianity started here of Lutheranism, Evangelical Lutheranism, for which it received the honorific title ''Lutherstadt'' and has been called the "cradle of the Reformation" and "cradle of Protestantism". Several of Wittenberg's buildings are associated with the historical / religious events, including a preserved part of the Augustinians, Augustinian monastery of the local community of the world-wide Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Order of St. Augustine in which Luth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. For most of its history the Empire comprised the entirety of the modern countries of Germany, Czechia, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Luxembourg, most of north-central Italy, and large parts of modern-day east France and west Poland. On 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne Roman emperor, reviving the title more than three centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. The title lapsed in 924, but was revived in 962 when Otto I, OttoI was crowned emperor by Pope John XII, as Charlemagne's and the Carolingian Empire's successor. From 962 until the 12th century, the empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, (German: ''Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich'') is a cultural landscape and World Heritage Site in Germany, located between the city of Dessau and the town of Wörlitz in Central Germany. One of the first and largest English parks in Germany and continental Europe, it was created in the late 18th century under the regency of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau. Today, the cultural landscape of Dessau-Wörlitz encompasses an area of within the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Because of its exceptional landscape design and testimony to the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm was designated as a world heritage site in 2000. Origin The Gardens had its origin in the 17th century, when the marriage of Leopold's great-grandfather Prince John George II of Anhalt-Dessau to the Dutch princess Henriette Catharina, daughter of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (), in 1659 brought a team of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferropolis
Ferropolis, "the city of iron", is an open-air museum of huge mid-20th century industrial machines in Gräfenhainichen, a city between Wittenberg and Dessau, Germany. These can measure up to 30 meters high and 120 meters long, and weigh up to 1,980 tons. The area is also used for several events such as opera performances or music festivals, including the Splash! Festival, Melt! Festival, and the "Ferropolis in Flammen" ("Ferropolis in flames") festival. Also some drifting events such as Drift Masters. History The museum is located on the site of a former strip mining operation. The minister of finance of the Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ... formally created the project on 14 December 1995. In December 2005, the museum was integrated into the " Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
All Saints' Church, commonly referred to as ''Schlosskirche'' (Castle Church) to distinguish it from the ''Stadtkirche Wittenberg, Stadtkirche'' (Town Church) of St. Mary's, sometimes known as the Reformation Memorial Church, is a Lutheranism, Lutheran church (building), church in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the site where, according to Philip Melanchthon, the ''Ninety-five Theses'' were posted by Martin Luther in 1517, launching the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Beginning in 1883, the church was restored as a memorial site and re-inaugurated on 31 October 1892, 375 years after Luther's posting. Because of its religious significance and testimony to the lasting global effects of the Reformation, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996 along with other sites in Wittenberg and Eisleben associated with Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. History A first chapel dedicated to All Saints' Day, All Saints was erected at the new residenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wörlitzer Winkel
Wörlitzer Winkel was a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the Wittenberg district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated on the left bank of the Elbe, east of Dessau. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Oranienbaum. It was disbanded in January 2011. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Wörlitzer Winkel consisted of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): # Brandhorst (102) # Gohrau (427) # Griesen (364) # Horstdorf (633) # Kakau (609) # Oranienbaum (3.439) # Rehsen (272) # Riesigk (215) # Vockerode (1.682) # Wörlitz Wörlitz () is a town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it has been part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, east of Dessau. The ... (1.601) References Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Saxony-Anhalt {{Wittenberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coswig (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
Coswig (Anhalt) is a former ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("administrative community") in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Coswig. It was disbanded in September 2010. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' of Coswig (Anhalt) consisted of the following municipalities (population in 2008 in brackets): # Coswig (12,917) # Thießen (700) References Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Saxony-Anhalt {{Wittenberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahna-Elster
Zahna-Elster () is a town in the Wittenberg (district), district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities Zahna, Dietrichsdorf, Elster (Elbe), Gadegast, Leetza, Listerfehrda, Mühlanger, Zemnick and Zörnigall. On 29 May 2013 the incorporation of Mühlanger was reverted as a result of a decision of the Constitutional review in Germany, Constitutional court of Saxony-Anhalt,Gemeinde Mühlanger wieder eigenständig', Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, MDR, 29 May 2013 but it was incorporated again on 1 January 2014. These former municipalities are now the 9 ''Ortschaften'' (municipal divisions) of the town Zahna-Elster.Hauptsatzung der Stadt Zahna-Elster § 16, 25 March 2021. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Oranienbaum-Wörlitz () is a town in the Wittenberg (district), district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former towns Oranienbaum, Germany, Oranienbaum and Wörlitz and the former municipalities Brandhorst, Gohrau, Griesen, Horstdorf, Kakau, Rehsen, Riesigk and Vockerode. Statistisches Bundesamt. These former municipalities are now ''Ortschaften'' (municipal divisions) of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz.Hauptsatzung der Stadt Oranie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemberg
Kemberg () is a town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town lies on the north edge of the Düben Heath Nature Park. Subdivisions The town Kemberg consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal districts:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Kemberg 2 July 2014. *Ateritz * Bergwitz * Dabrun * Dorna * Eutzsch * Globig-Bleddin *Kemberg * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessen (Elster)
Jessen () is a municipality on the Black Elster river and lies in the eastern part of Saxony-Anhalt in the Wittenberg (district), district of Wittenberg. Geography Jessen is an amalgamated municipality, and has the following 44 subdivisions (''Ortsteile''):Hauptsatzung der Stadt Jessen (Elster) 2 July 2019. * Arnsdorf * Battin * Buschkuhnsdorf * Dixförda * Düßnitz * Gentha * Gerbisbach * Glücksburg * Gorsdorf * Grabo * Großkorga * Hemsendorf * Holzdorf (Jessen), Holzdorf * Jessen (Elster) * Kleindröben * Kleinkorga * Klöden * Klossa * Kremitz * Leipa * Linda * Lindwerder * Lüttchenseyda * Mark Friedersdorf * Mark Zwuschen * Mauken * Mellnitz * Mönchenhöfe * Morxdorf * Mügeln * Naundorf bei Seyda, Naundorf * Neuerstadt * Rade * Rehain * Reicho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gräfenhainichen
Gräfenhainichen () is a town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Geography The town was the seat of the offices of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Tor zur Dübener Heide until it was disbanded in January 2011. It lies about 25 km southwest of Lutherstadt Wittenberg, southeast of Dessau and northeast of Bitterfeld on the edge of the Düben Heath. Nearby lies the Gremminer See, a lake created as a result of the redevelopment of the former brown coal strip mine of Golpa-Nord, and on whose shore is found the Ferropolis ("Iron Town") industrial memorial, actually a museum dedicated to "industrial culture". The town Gräfenhainichen consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Gräfenhainichen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
