Wittenberg (district)

The Wittenberg district is a district in the east of the German state of Saxony- Anhalt. It lies on the rivers Elbe and Schwarze Elster. County seat and at the same time with a population of 50,000 and is the largest municipality in Wittenberg.

Neighboring districts are in the north of the Brandenburg districts Potsdam- agent Mark and Teltow -Flaming, in the eastern also Brandenburg Elbe-Elster district, in the south of Saxony district Nordsachsen and west of the district of Anhalt -Bitterfeld and the independent city of Dessau.

3.1 District Administrators 3.1.1 District Administrators 1816-1952
3.1.2 Chairman of the District Council Wittenberg 1952-1990
3.1.3 district councils from 1990

5.1 traffic
5.2 Rail transport
5.3 bus

7.1 changes at the community level
7.2 Changes in Management Communities
7.3 Name Changes

Geography

The Elbe flows through a length of 52 km in a large semi-natural floodplain sections of the county. In the north, extending from east to west, the wooded hills of the flaming and its foothills. To the south is the largest contiguous forest in Central Germany, the Dubin Heath.

History

Administrative history

Policy

District administrators

District Administrators 1816-1952

Chairman of the District Council Wittenberg 1952-1990

District administrators from 1990

Council

(Result of the municipal elections of 22 April 2007)

FWW: Free voter Wittenberg; BBP: Civil move problems

Coat of arms

Blazon: "Divided by black and silver; two obliquely crossed red swords. "

This was the official coat of arms of the Dukes of Saxe- Wittenberg as Erzmarschälle of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The coat of arms goes directly back to the historical kingdom racing flag.

Flag

The flag of the county is along the colors black and red with guided coat of arms and hoisted across.

Economy

The industry chemical industry, machinery, packaging industry and the food and drinks industry structure-determin. Approximately 50 % of the area of the circle is used for agriculture.

Traffic

Auto transport

The motorway A9 (Berlin -Munich) leads to the northwest through the area of the district. The connection points 6 (small Marzehns ), 7 ( Köselitz ) and 8 ( Coswig (Anhalt) ) are the main motorway junctions for the cities and municipalities in the district.

By county area lead the federal highways 2 and 187, which intersect at the county seat. South of the border the same federal highways 100 and 182 on the main road in the district 2 Eutzsch the city Kemberg.

Rail transport

Through the district of Wittenberg lead two cross-regional railway lines: the railway line Berlin-Halle/Leipzig-München has in the county town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg every two hours ICE - clock maintenance and opens up as the district in regional traffic through regularly scheduled Regional Express trains in north-south direction. In west-east direction of the county is developed by the distance Dessau -Lutherstadt Wittenberg-Falkenberg/Elster with regional trains running every hour. A single-track regional train ( Duebener Heath Railway) from Wittenberg to Bad Schmiedeberg. The county is affected in the east of the railway line Jiiterbog - Riesa: On the circle area the stations Linda (Elster) and wood village lie (Elster). The stations Wörlitz and Oranienbaum of Dessau- Woerlitzer rail shall be operated only in the summer season.

Historically noteworthy are more railway lines:

The single-track line Wittenberg / West Straach is used only as needed for freight transport.
From the Dübener Heather path between Pretzschendorf (Elbe ) and Torgau -chain at Dommitzsch a track to the river Elbe from: There, held until 1989, the NVA the pioneer moderate Railway bridge over the Elbe river - it was making the connection to the Prettin - Anna Burger narrow-gauge railway (1902 - 1996) practiced.
The railway mountain Joke Kemberg was shut down and dismantled in the 1950s.

Bus

Public transport is since 1 January 2007, carried out by the group of companies New Wittenberg bus. This prevailed in a Europe-wide competitive bidding. The company group is formed by several regional bus companies.

Communities

The Wittenberg district consists of nine unit communities that hold all the municipal law ( population figures as at 31 December 2012):

Field changes

Changes at the community level

Resolution of the communities Reinsdorf, Pratau and Seegrehna - Integration to Lutherstadt Wittenberg (October 15, 1993)
Resolution of the municipality Klebitz - Integration by Tusker (15 October 1993)
Resolution of the municipality Purzien - Integration by Anna Castle ( 16 February 2003)
Resolution of the municipality Rahn village - Integration by Tusker (July 1, 2003)
Resolution of the municipality Premsendorf - Integration by Anna Castle (3 August 2003)
Resolution of the municipality Löben - Integration by Anna Castle (1 January 2004 )
Resolution of the municipality Zieko - Integration to Coswig (Anhalt ) ( 1 January 2004)
Resolution of the city Seyda - Integration to Jessen (Elster ) ( 1 March 2004)
Resolution of the municipality Rade - Integration to Jessen (Elster ) ( 1 July 2004)
Resolution of the communities Nudersdorf and Schmilkendorf - Integration to Lutherstadt Wittenberg (1 January 2005 )
Resolution Berg municipality joke - Integration by Kemberg ( 1 July 2005)
Resolution of the municipality Ateritz - Integration by Kemberg (1 January 2006 )
Resolution of the municipality Dorna - Integration by Kemberg (1 January 2007 )
Resolution of the municipality Jüdenberg - Integration by Graefenhainichen (1 January 2007 )
Resolution of the municipality Griebo - Integration to Lutherstadt Wittenberg (1 January 2008 )
Resolution of the municipality Wörpen - Integration to Coswig (Anhalt) (1 January 2008 )
Resolution of the municipality Bülzig - Integration by Tusker ( 1 July 2008)
Resolution of the communities Attersee and Mochau - Integration to Lutherstadt Wittenberg (1 January 2009 )
Resolution of the municipality Globig - Bleddin - Integration by Kemberg (1 January 2009 )
Resolution of the communities Buko, Cobbelsdorf, Köselitz, Senst and Serno - Integration to Coswig (Anhalt) (1 January 2009 )
Resolution of the communities Duben and Klieken - Integration to Coswig (Anhalt) (1st March 2009)
Resolution of the communities Hundeluft, Jeber Mountain Peace, Möllensdorf and Ragösen - Integration to Coswig (Anhalt ) ( 1 July 2009)
Resolution of the communities Korgau, Meuro, Pretzschendorf (Elbe ), Priesitz, Schnellin, Söllichau and Trebitz - reestablishment of the city of Bad Schmiedeberg ( 1 July 2009)
Resolution of the communities Boßdorf, Kropstädt and Straach - Integration to Lutherstadt Wittenberg (1 January 2010 )
Resolution of the municipality Seyda - incorporation to Jessen ( Elster) (1 January 2010 )

The following enumerated incorporations or community resolutions are the result of GemNeuglG WB:

Resolution of the municipality Thießen - incorporation to Coswig (Anhalt) (1 September 2010)
The separate towns of Oranienbaum and Wörlitz well as the communities Brandhorst, Gohrau, semolina, Horstdorf, chocolate milk, Rehsen, Riesigk and Vockerode the town Oranienbaum -Wörlitz (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the communities Klöden and Schützberg - incorporation into the city Jessen ( Elster) (1 January 2011 )
Merging the city Tusker and the communities Dietrichsdorf, Elster ( Elbe), Gadegast, Leetza, Listerfehrda, Mühlanger, Zemnick and Zörnigall the city Tusker Magpie (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the city Prettin well as the communities Axien, Bethau, Großnaundorf, Labrun, Lebien and Plossig - incorporation into the city Anna Castle (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the communities Möhlau, Schköna, Tornau and Zschornewitz - incorporation into the city Graefenhainichen (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the municipality Mühlanger and incorporation into the city Tusker Magpie (1 January 2014)

The number of municipalities was reduced from 108 to 9 ( Wittenberg district since July 1, 1994, including district reform ).

Changes in administrative Communities

Resolution of the administrative community Jessen - formation of the unified community town Jessen (Elster ) from the member communities (1 January 1999 )
Formation of the joint management of Bad Schmiedeberg out of town Bad Schmiedeberg, as well as the communities Korgau and Söllichau the administrative community Elbe Heiderand communities (27 February 2000)
Resolution of the administrative community Elbe Heiderand communities - formation of the joint management Elbe- heath communities from the member communities (9 April 2000)
Resolution of the administrative community wood village - integration of member communities in the city Jessen ( Elster) ( 1 March 2004)
Resolution of the administrative community Zschornewitz - Möhlau - integration of member communities in the management of Community Gateway to Duebener Heath ( 1 July 2004)
Resolution of the governing communities Bad Schmiedeberg and Elbe heathland communities - formation of the joint management spa region Elbe Heathland ( 1 January 2005)
Resolution of the governing communities Magpie Seyda - Klöden, mill reason Südfläming and Tusker - formation of the joint management Elbaue -flaming from the member communities (1 January 2005 )
Resolution of the governing communities Anna Castle and Heideck - Prettin - formation of the joint management Anna Burg- Prettin from the member communities (1 January 2005 )
Resolution of the governing communities Bergwitzsee and Kemberg - formation of the joint management Kemberg from the member communities (1 January 2005 )
Resolution of the administrative community spa region Elbe heathland - formation of a unified community town Bad Schmiedeberg from the member communities ( 1 July 2009)
Resolution of the administrative community Kemberg - Incorporation of the member municipalities (except Kemberg ) to Kemberg (1 January 2010 )
Resolution of the administrative community Coswig (Anhalt) - Incorporation of the member communities to Coswig (Anhalt) (1 September 2010)
Resolution of the administrative community Woerlitzer angle - the formation of the unified community town Oranienbaum -Wörlitz from the member communities (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the administrative community Elbaue -Flaming - formation of the unified community town Tusker Magpie from the remaining member municipalities that were incorporated not into the city Jessen ( Elster) (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the administrative community Anna Burg- Prettin - integration of member communities in the city of Anna Castle (1 January 2011 )
Resolution of the administrative community gateway to Duebener Heide - integration of member communities in the city Graefenhainichen (1 January 2011 )

Thus, the number of administrative Communities of 14 decreased to 0 (including district reform ).

Name Changes

Of Euper to Attersee (1 December 1995)

Of large - Obernaundorf to Großnaundorf (1 January 1998 )

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