Selbitz (Elbtal)
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Selbitz is a district of the city Kemberg in Wittenberg district in Saxony- Anhalt.
Geography
Selbitz, located about 12 km southwest of Wittenberg on the edge of the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve.
History
1388 Selbitz was first mentioned in documents as Slewitz.
Due to its location at the edge of the floodplain Selbitz was how the surrounding villages Seegrehna, mountain wit and Rehsen, strongly affected by the same flood of 2002.
On 1 January 2010, until then independent municipality Selbitz was incorporated together with the communities Dabrun, Eutzsch, Rackith, Radis, Rotta, Schleesen, Uthausen and wait castle in the city Kemberg. At the same time the management of Community Kemberg, belonged to the Selbitz was dissolved.
Partnerships
Selbitz maintains a partnership with the City Selbitz in the Bavarian district court.
Culture and sights
Once a year in Selbitz is the village festival, the so-called " hay party " instead, to decorate the inhabitants of the village view with straw dolls and the garden harvest. Every year before Easter, the Easter fire takes place.
Selbitz has a district fire department.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Selbitz located in the vicinity of the B100. From the B 107, which connects Graefenhainichen and Coswig, the place is about 10 km away. In the neighboring mountain joke is the nearest stop of the Deutsche Bahn, stick to the RB and RE. The next IC or ICE stop is located in Wittenberg. Moreover, there is a connection to places in the area by bus, primarily used for school transport.
Childcare
The local daycare " Buratino " was rebuilt after the Elbe flood in 2002 and renamed " Pinocchio". It serves 28 children up to the entry into the 5th grade.
Business
Largest operation in place is the farm eG Selbitz that emerged after the turn of the LPG Selbitz. Among the priorities of the enterprise include cereals, fodder beet production, dairy farming and sows with piglet production. The operation uses the resulting biomass for biogas production.
Personalities
- Ulrich Petzold, CDU politician