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Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Sign in to saveBitterfeld-Wolfen () is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in south-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, west of the river Mulde, in an area dominated by heavy industry and lignite mining. The town was formed by merger of the towns of Bitterfeld and Wolfen and the municipalities of Greppin, Holzweißig and Thalheim on 1 July 2007.
Key facts
- German location.name
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- DE-ST 15-0-82-015 Bitterfeld-Wolfen COA.png
- German location.image_plan
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen in ABI.png
- German location.state
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- German location.district
- Anhalt-Bitterfeld
- German location.elevation
- 75-90
- German location.area
- 86.96
- German location.postal_code
- 06731–06749
- German location.area_code
- 03493, 03494
- German location.licence
- ABI
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 15082015
- German location.website
- www.bitterfeld-wolfen.de
- German location.mayor
- Armin Schenk
- German location.leader_term
- 2023–30
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Climate
- History
- Town fusion
- Historical Population
- Bitterfeld
- Wolfen
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
Bitterfeld-Wolfen () is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in south-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, west of the river Mulde, in an area dominated by heavy industry and lignite mining. The town was formed by merger of the towns of Bitterfeld and Wolfen and the municipalities of Greppin, Holzweißig and Thalheim on 1 July 2007.
==Geography== Bitterfeld-Wolfen is northeast of Halle (Saale) and about north of Leipzig. Eastward lies the Muldestausee lake, southward the Goitzsche lake with docks and westwards the lido of Sandersdorf. The town lies in a nature reserve, Bitterfelder Bergbaurevier.