Riesigk is a village and a former municipality in

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 ...

not far from the

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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 ...

in the district of

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 ...

, on the south side of the

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river. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town

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 muni ...

. It has a population of about 198 (2014).

History

The village was chartered in 1200, the first time with the name ''Riswig''. *1603 : the area was attached as a part of

Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a 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 8th-largest state in Germany by area an ...

. *1797 - 1800 : the

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church was erected.

Places of interest

*Church of Riesigk

References

External links

Administration

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Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Oranienbaum-Wörlitz {{Wittenberg-geo-stub