Country Germany District Wittenberg Postal codes 06925 Area 5.67 km² Population 186 (31 Dec 2008) Town Annaburg | State Saxony-Anhalt Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 035386 Local time Sunday 11:49 PM Postal code 06925 Dialling code 035386 | |
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Bethau is a village and a former municipality in the Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Annaburg. It lies right on the boundary with Saxony about 35 km southeast of the district seat at Wittenberg and 12 km north of Torgau. Bethau was part of the administrative municipality (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Annaburg-Prettin.
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Map of Bethau, 06925 Annaburg, Germany
Geography and transport
Bethau lies in the lowlands on the east bank of the Elbe west of the Annaburg Heath. This is, however, to a great extent a Bundeswehr troop drilling ground, and is therefore off limits. West of the municipality runs the Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 182, and to the north is the B 187. In the south, the municipality borders on Saxony.
History
Bethau is believed to have been founded in 1159 by Flemish migrants. They were settled in the area by Wichmann von Seeburg, Archbishop of Magdeburg, and Albert the Bear.