Bad Schmiedeberg () is a small town in the Wittenberg (district), district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It lies within the Düben Heath Nature Park.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1206 as ''Smedeberg''. In 1350, it was granted town rights.

Geography

The town Bad Schmiedeberg consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bad Schmiedeberg
§ 15, 4 July 2019. *Bad Schmiedeberg *Korgau *Meuro *Pretzsch, Wittenberg, Pretzsch *Priesitz *Schnellin *Söllichau *Trebitz

Main sights

*The Evangelical Town Church was consecrated in 1453 as a Gothic architecture, Gothic hall church. *Art Nouveau ''Kurhaus'' ("spa house") built in 1908. *''Bundesradfahrerdenkmal'' (Federal Cyclists' Memorial), endowed by the ''Bund Deutscher Radfahrer'' (League of German Cyclists), dedicated on 17 June 1923 in honour of fallen and missing club members and sportsmen.

Cultural events

*Schmiedeberger Margarethenfest, honouring Electress Margaret of Austria. In 2006, the festival marked its 575th year, and also the town's 800th anniversary of first documentary mention.

Politics

Town council

*Christian Democratic Union (Germany), CDU 6 seats *Free Democratic Party (Germany), FDP 3 seats *Left Party (Germany), PDS 3 seats *Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD 1 seat *Agriculture, environment nature 1 seat *Pro Bad Schmiedeberg 1 seat *independent 1 seat

Mayor

Stefan Dammhayn was elected mayor on 3 April 2005. In April 2016 Martin Röthel (SPD) was elected mayor for seven years.

Sons and daughters of the town

* Johann Nicolaus Anton (1737-1813), Lutheran theologian * Ernst Theumer (1890-1978), Austrian politician (Social Democratic Party of Austria, SPÖ) * Heinrich Schütz (1906-1986), concentration camp doctor

Personalities related to city

* Oskar Benecke (1874-1957 / 60), local historian and chronicler, conservationist and archive keeper,

Gallery

File:Bad_Schmiedeberg_Innenstadt.jpg, Downtown File:Bad_Schmiedeberg_Kurhaus.jpg, Art Nouveau ''Kurhaus'' ("spa house") File:Bad_Schmiedeberg_Heilbrunnen.jpg, Health Fountain (''Heilbrunnen'') at the ''Kurhaus'' File:Bad_Schmiedeberg_Kirchturm.jpg, Church tower File:Reinharz_Wasserschloss.jpg, Castle Reinharz File:Pretzsch_Elbe_flood_2010.jpg, Elbe flood in Pretzsch, Wittenberg, Pretzsch

References

External links

A British Prisoner of War's eyewitness memories of Bad Schmiedeberg in 1943-45, including the arrival of US and Russian troops into the town on April 30 1945
{{Authority control Bad Schmiedeberg, Towns in Saxony-Anhalt, Badschmiedeberg Spa towns in Germany Wittenberg (district)