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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Wittenberg

Postal codes
  
06905

Area
  
160 km²

Postal code
  
06905

Dialling code
  
034925

State
  
Saxony-Anhalt

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Dialling codes
  
034925

Population
  
9,230 (31 Dec 2008)

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:05 AM

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 56% Humidity

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Bad Schmiedeberg is a small town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It lies within the Düben Heath Nature Park.

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Map of Bad Schmiedeberg, Germany

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History

The town was first mentioned in 1206 as Smedeberg. In 1350, it was granted town rights.

Main sights

  • The Evangelical Town Church was consecrated in 1453 as a Gothic hall church.
  • Art Nouveau Kurhaus ("spa house") built in 1908.
  • Bundesradfahrerdenkmal (Federal Cyclists' Memorial), endowed by the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer (League of German Cyclists), dedicated on 17 June 1923 in honour of fallen and missing club members and sportsmen.

    • Cultural events

  • Schmiedeberger Margarethenfest, honouring Electress Margaret of Austria. In 2006, the festival marked its 575th year, and also the town's 800th anniversary of first documentary mention.

    • Town council

  • CDU 6 seats
  • FDP 3 seats
  • PDS 3 seats
  • SPD 1 seat
  • Agriculture, environment nature 1 seat
  • Pro Bad Schmiedeberg 1 seat
  • independent 1 seat

    • Mayor

    Stefan Dammhayn was elected mayor on 3 April 2005.

    Sons and daughters of the town

  • Johann Nicolaus Anton (1737-1813), Lutheran theologian
  • Ernst Theumer (1890-1978), Austrian politician ( SPÖ)
  • Heinrich Schütz (1906-1986), concentration camp doctor
  • Oskar Benecke (1874-1957 / 60), local historian and chronicler, conservationist and archive keeper,

    • References

    Bad Schmiedeberg Wikipedia
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