Dietrichsdorf 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

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. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town

Zahna-Elster Zahna-Elster is a town in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities Zahna, Dietrichsdorf, Elster (Elbe) Elster is a village and a former municipality in Sa ...

. From 1 January 2005 until January 2011 the municipality belonged to the administrative municipality (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of

Elbaue-Fläming Elbaue-Fläming was a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("administrative community") in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated on the right bank of the Elbe, north and east of Wittenberg. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgeme ...

, and before that to the administrative municipality of Mühlengrund.

Geography and transport

The community lies east of

on the north bank of the

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. Through the community run the Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 187 and the railway line between Wittenberg and

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History

The originally Slavic community of Dietrichsdorf had its first documentary mention on 14 November 1385. It was however named after the colonization leader Dietrich who led a group of German settlers during the East Colonization; the original Slavic name was not kept. The subdivision of Külso had its first documentary mention in 1378. Külso, too, is of Slavic origin. The name comes from ''koko'', meaning "rounding", "circle" or "round village", which most likely refers to the village's original shape. Since 1942, the community has been part of Dietrichsdorf.

Subdivisions

Dietrichsdorf has the following subdivisions: Gallin and Külso.

Sightseeing

* Brick church built in 1705 * Mill in Dietrichsdorf

References

External links

Local history
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Zahna-Elster {{Wittenberg-geo-stub