Dabrun is a village and a former municipality in

Wittenberg Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon language, Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the Ri ...

district in Saxony-Anhalt,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town

Kemberg Kemberg () is a town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town lies on the north edge of the Düben Heath Nature Park. Subdivisions The town Kemberg consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal districts:

Geography

Dabrun lies about 8 km southeast of

Lutherstadt Wittenberg Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the River Elbe, north of ...

on the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

. The community belongs to the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of

whose seat is in the town of

Subdivisions

Dabrun has three subdivisions: *Melzwig *Boos *Rötzsch and the residential area of Dabruner Weinberg

History

Dabrun had its first documentary mention in 1353 under the name ''Dobrunn''.

Buildings

The brick church was built in 1897.

Sport

footbal
SG Dabrun/Rackith
Kreisliga Wittenberg

Regular arrangements

woman- und man-fastnacht
(alternately). January
youth-fastnacht
(since 1936). March carnival associations in the neighbourhood * Wartenburg
CCW
* Trebitz
TCV
* Kemberg. Karnevalsclub Kemberg * Lutherstadt Wittenberg
GWK

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 2 between Wittenberg and

Bad Düben Bad Düben (), until 1948 Düben is a town in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony in Germany. It is situated at the southern end of the Düben Heath Nature Park (Düben Heath), between the rivers Elbe and Mulde, which runs through the city cente ...

is 6 km away.

External links

Dabrun's websiteAdministrative community's website
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Kemberg {{Wittenberg-geo-stub