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Bergwitz

Ortsteil of Kemberg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Bergwitz
Bergwitz from air, 2015
Bergwitz from air, 2015
Location of Bergwitz
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Coordinates: 51°47′N 12°35′E / 51.783°N 12.583°E / 51.783; 12.583
CountryGermany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Wittenberg
TownKemberg
Elevation69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,310
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06901
Dialling codes 034921
Websitewww.kemberg.de

Bergwitz is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2005 it is part of the town Kemberg. Bergwitz is known regionally for the Bergwitzsee (Bergwitz lake) as a tourist recreation area.

Geography

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Bergwitz is located on the edge of the Düben Heath, about 15 kilometers from Lutherstadt Wittenberg and 60 kilometers from Leipzig and Halle (Saale).

History

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The area was already settled in the Bronze Age about 3000 years ago.

On 1 July 2005, the municipality of Bergwitz with its subdivision of Klitzschena, was amalgamated with Kemberg.

Main sights

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Bergwitz is well known for its lake.

Transport

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Bergwitz lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 100 from Lutherstadt Wittenberg via Bitterfeld to Halle (Saale) and on Landesstraße L129 from Selbitz to Kemberg. Klitzschena lies on district road K2041 from Bergwitz to Seegrehna. Bundesautobahn 9 (Munich - Berlin) can be reached by the Dessau Ost or Vockerode interchange 22 km away.

Bergwitz railway station lies on the Deutsche Bahn line between Wittenberg and Leipzig/ Halle. It is part of Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund. From 1903 to 1951, there was a railway connection between Bergwitz and Kemberg. The former station has been demolished.

References

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  1. ^ Bergwitz, citypopulation.de, accessed 27 September 2021.
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