Selbitz 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,

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. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Kemberg.Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010

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Geography

Selbitz lies about 12 km southwest of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the edge of the ''Flusslandschaft Mittlere Elbe'' biosphere reserve.

History

Selbitz had its first documentary mention in 1388 under the name ''Slewitz''.

Partnerships

Selbitz maintains a partnership with the like-named town of

Selbitz Selbitz is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Hof. Sport The town's association football club SpVgg Selbitz greatest success came in 2012 when it qualified for the new northern division of the ...

in Hof district in Bavaria.

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 100 between Gräfenhainichen and Coswig is about 10 km away.

References

External links

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft's website
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Kemberg {{Wittenberg-geo-stub