Bergwitz
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 Bergwitz from air, 2015 | |
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| Location of Bergwitz | |
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| Coordinates: 51°47′N 12°35′E / 51.783°N 12.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Kemberg |
| Elevation | 69 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 |
| Website | www.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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Bergwitz is well known for its lake.
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Church in Bergwitz -
Bergwitz lake with Bergwitz in the background -
Bergwitz lake -
Bergwitz post mill -
Bergwitz war memorial -
Waldhaus (Forest House)
Transport
[edit]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.
