Bitterfeld-Wolfen

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.

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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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
Climate
History
Town fusion
Historical Population
Bitterfeld
Wolfen
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References

==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.

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