Bitterfeld-Wolfen (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪtɐfɛltˌvɔlfn̩] ⓘ) 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.
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
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Location of Bitterfeld-Wolfen within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′N 12°19′E / 51.617°N 12.317°E / 51.617; 12.317 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Anhalt-Bitterfeld |
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| • Mayor (2023–30) | Armin Schenk[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.55 km2 (33.80 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population
(2022-12-31)[2]
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| • Total | 37,894 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes |
06731–06749
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| Dialling codes | 03493, 03494 |
| Vehicle registration | ABI |
| Website | www.bitterfeld-wolfen.de |
Bitterfeld-Wolfen is 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Halle (Saale) and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) 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.
Adjoining municipalities are from the north and clockwise Raguhn-Jeßnitz, Muldestausee, Delitzsch, Sandersdorf-Brehna and Zörbig.
The average air temperature in Bitterfeld is 10.0 °C (50.0 °F) and the yearly rainfall 518 millimetres (20.4 in).
On 1 July 2007 the independent towns of Wolfen and Bitterfeld and the municipalities of Greppin, Thalheim and Holzweißig were merged to form the present-day town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Bobbau was absorbed in September 2009.[4]
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¹ Census results
² 2011 Census
³ Source: Bitterfeld-Wolfen Town Hall
Source: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt[5]
Bitterfeld has approximately 15,000 inhabitants (2006). It was first documented in 1224. Part of the Electorate of Saxony, it came to the Prussian Province of Saxony in 1815. Until the administrative reform of 2007 it was the capital of the district of Bitterfeld.
Wolfen has approximately 24,000 inhabitants (2006). It is located north of Bitterfeld. Wolfen was first documented around 1400. The discovery of lignite in 1846 and the construction of an Agfa dye factory in 1895 brought industry and population growth.
Bitterfeld-Wolfen is twinned with:[6]
Vierzon, France (1959) Villefontaine, France (1990)
Witten, Germany (1994)
Dzerzhinsk, Russia (1996)
Kamienna Góra, Poland (2006) Marl, Germany (2007)