Bergwitz

Bergwitz
Ortsteil of Kemberg
Bergwitz from air, 2015
Location of Bergwitz
Bergwitz Bergwitz
Coordinates: 51°47′N 12°35′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Town	Kemberg
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Population  (2011)
• 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

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

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

Bergwitz is well known for its lake.

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  Church in Bergwitz
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  Bergwitz lake with Bergwitz in the background
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  Bergwitz lake
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  Bergwitz post mill
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  Bergwitz war memorial
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  Waldhaus (Forest House)

Transport

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.

External links

• Town of Kemberg
• Bergwitz lake
• Verwaltungsgemeinschaft's website