Zahna-Elster () is a town in the district of Wittenberg, in

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. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities

Zahna Zahna () is a town and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany not far from Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 2 and about 11 km east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg. It was the seat of the former administr ...

Dietrichsdorf Dietrichsdorf is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg (district), Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. From 1 January 2005 until January 2011 the municipality bel ...

Elster (Elbe) Elster is a village and a former municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany located in Wittenberg district. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. From 2005 until 2011 it belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltungs ...

Gadegast Gadegast is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. The municipality belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ...

Leetza Leetza is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. The municipality belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') ...

Listerfehrda Listerfehrda is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. Before that the municipality belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltu ...

Mühlanger Mühlanger is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. From 1 January 2011 until 29 May 2013, it was also part of Zahna-Elster, but this was re ...

Zemnick Zemnick is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. It belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Elbaue-Fl ...

and

Zörnigall Zörnigall is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. It belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Elbau ...

. On 29 May 2013 the incorporation of Mühlanger was reverted as a result of a decision of the

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Gemeinde Mühlanger wieder eigenständig
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, 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

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