Mühlanger
Mühlanger | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mühlanger  | |
  Mühlanger  Mühlanger | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′N 12°45′E / 51.850°N 12.750°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Zahna-Elster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2012-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,330 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06888 |
| Dialling codes | 034922 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | www.muehlanger.com |
Mühlanger is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster. From 1 January 2011 until 29 May 2013, it was also part of Zahna-Elster, but this was reverted by court decision.[1] Previously the municipality belonged to the administrative municipality (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming.
Geography
[edit]Mühlanger lies about 9 km east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the Elbe. It has three subdivisions: Hohndorf, Prühlitz and Gallin. Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 187 running from Wittenberg to Jessen runs right through the community.
History
[edit]Hohndorf had its first documentary mention in 1304. The municipality Mühlanger was founded in 1939 by uniting the villages of Prühlitz and Hohndorf. Gallin was amalgamated in 1974.
Regular events
[edit]The Park and Homeland Festival takes place yearly in early July.
References
[edit]- ^ Gemeinde Mühlanger wieder eigenständig, MDR, 29 May 2013
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