Coswig () is a town in the district of Wittenberg of

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. It is situated on the right bank of the

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, approx. 12 km west of

Wittenberg Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. It is situated on the River Elbe, north of Leipzig and south-west of the reunified German ...

, and 15 km east of

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History

The Castle of Coswig was mentioned first in 1187. There is no evidence for slav settlements before this date. In 1215 Coswig is called an "Oppidium". During this time it was one of the most important cities North of the river

. In the 16th century Coswig was already connected to a drinking water pipe from Wörpen. Weaving, pottery and farming played the most important role in economics. The city was nearly completely destroyed by Hispanic troops during the

Schmalkaldic War The Schmalkaldic War (; July 1546May 1547) was fought within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire between the allied forces of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Maurice, Duke of Saxony against the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League, with the forc ...

. From 1603 to 1793, Coswig belonged to Anhalt-Zerbst. The Castle was constructed at the end of the 17th century. The railway station was inaugurated on 10 September 1841. In 1987 the city celebrated its 800th-year of existence.

Geography

The town Coswig consists of Coswig proper and the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Coswig (Anhalt)
§ 15, 29 April 2021. * Bräsen * Buko * Cobbelsdorf * Düben * Hundeluft * Jeber-Bergfrieden * Klieken * Köselitz * Möllensdorf * Ragösen * Senst * Serno * Stackelitz * Thießen * Wörpen *Zieko

Sights

* Coswig Castle * Nicolaikirche (church) * New Apostolic Church * Coswig Ferry, a reaction ferry across the Elbe to Wörlitz * Bismarck Tower * Amtshaus and Townhall

Politics

Turnout at the last election on June 13, 2004, was 43,6%. Town Council: 20 seat to the following parties: * 7 seats - CDU * 4 seats - Linkspartei.PDS * 3 seats - SPD * 3 seats - Bürgerblock * 2 seats - FWG * 1 seats - FDP

Twin town

* Stadtallendorf,

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, since 1993

Sons of the city

* Franz Hübner (1840–1914), missionary and bishop of the

New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church of the Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingian tradition. Its origins are in 1863, in the split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during a schism in Hamburg, Ger ...

* Hermann Cohen (1842–1918), philosopher, founder of the Marburger Schule * Paul Mahlo (1883–1971), mathematician * Manfred Kuschmann (1950–2002), long-distance athlete, European champion in 10,000 metres 1974

People associated with Coswig

* Caroline Bardua (1781–1864), painter, one of the first bourgeois women who could build up an existence as a free-lance artist, worked in Coswig Castle * Heinrich Berger (1844–1929), military musician, conductor and composer

References

External links

Official website
* Wittenberg (district) Fläming Heath Populated riverside places in Germany Populated places on the Elbe {{Wittenberg-geo-stub