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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Wittenberg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
11.15 km²

Population
  
198 (31 Dec 2008)

Town
  
Zahna-Elster

State
  
Saxony-Anhalt

Elevation
  
77 m (253 ft)

Postal codes
  
06918

Local time
  
Thursday 3:46 PM

Postal code
  
06918

Dialling code
  
035387

Gadegast

Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 67% Humidity

Gadegast is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. The municipality belonged to the administrative municipality (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming.

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Map of Gadegast, 06895 Zahna-Elster, Germany

Geography

Gadegast lies about 17 km east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

History

Gadegast had its first documentary mention in 1385. In 1508, the name was written Gathegast, and in 1550 Gategast. The community lay until 1815 in the Saxon Amt of Seyda, whereafter it became Prussian.

In 1550, 32 men who owned property lived in the community, among them 18 gardeners who were directly under the Amt's authority. The village had its own court seat and judge. Moreover, it had its own parish church.

Also at that time, Gadegast bordered on the villages of Schadewalde, Mellnitz, Zallmsdorf and Seyda.

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 187 between Jessen and Wittenberg lies 11 km to the south of the community.

References

Gadegast Wikipedia