Bitterfeld (district)

Bitterfeld (district)

Infobox District DE
name=Bitterfeld
state=Saxony-Anhalt
former regierungsbezirk=Dessau
dissolved = 2007-07-01
capital=Bitterfeld
area=505
population=109,300
population_as_of=2001
density=230
carsign=BTF
url= [http://www.landkreis-bitterfeld.mda.de/ landkreis-bitterfeld.mda.de]

Bitterfeld was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Dessau, the district of Wittenberg, Delitzsch (Saxony) and the districts of Saalkreis and Köthen.

History

The district was a swampy and unpopulated area in the early Middle Ages. In the 12th century Flemish settlers helped to drain the swamps. In that time Bitterfeld was known as "the Flemish town" in the region. The present district is roughly identical with the old county of Brehna, which ruled the area from the 10th to the 13th century. Later the region became a part of Saxony.

When Prussia gained the northern parts of Saxony (including the lands around Bitterfeld), the district of Bitterfeld was established. After the dissolution of Anhalt some places in the north were added to the district.

The East German government tried to establish a socialistic industrial centre in the Bitterfeld region. The city of Bitterfeld and the entire district were infamous for polluted air, poisoned rivers and devastated landscape. After the German reunification there have been measures to change these conditions. Today the power plants work with modern filters, and sewage works greatly improve the water conditions.

Geography

The Mulde River crosses the district from south to north.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-bitterfeld.mda.de/ Official website] (German)
* [http://www.bitterfeld-online.de/zeinstieg/index.php Inofficial website] (German)
* [http://www.pegelturm.de Website from the Level-Tower] (German)


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