Bad Schmiedeberg

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Bad_Schmiedeberg_Rathaus.jpg
image_caption = Town hall
Wappen = Wappen_Bad_Schmiedeberg.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 41 |lat_sec = 17
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 15
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Wittenberg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Kurregion Elbe-Heideland
Höhe = 100
Fläche = 43.00
Einwohner = 4203
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 06905
Vorwahl = 034925
Kfz = WB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 1 71 006
Straße = Markt 10
Website = [http://www.bad-schmiedeberg.de/ www.bad-schmiedeberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Stefan Dammhayn
Partei = CDU

Bad Schmiedeberg is a small town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and the seat of the administrative community ("Verwaltungsgemeinschaft") of Kurregion Elbe-Heideland ("Spa Region of Elbe Heathland"). It lies within the Dübener Heide Nature Park.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1206 as "Smedeberg". In 1350, it was granted town rights.

Main sights

*The Evangelical Town Church was consecrated in 1453 as a Gothic hall church.
*Art Nouveau "Kurhaus" ("spa house") built in 1908.
*"Bundesradfahrerdenkmal" (Federal Cyclists' Memorial), endowed by the "Bund Deutscher Radfahrer" (League of German Cyclists), dedicated on 17 June 1923 in honour of fallen and missing club members and sportsmen.

Cultural events

*Schmiedeberger Margarethenfest, honouring Electress Margaret of Austria. In 2006, the festival marked its 575th year, and also the town's 800th anniversary of first documentary mention.

Politics

Town council

*CDU 6 seats
*FDP 3 seats
*PDS 3 seats
*SPD 1 seat
*Agriculture, environment nature 1 seat
*Pro Bad Schmiedeberg 1 seat
*independent 1 seat

Mayor

Stefan Dammhayn was elected mayor on 3 April 2005.

Gallery

External links

* [http://dmoz.org/World/Deutsch/Regional/Europa/Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Landkreise/Wittenberg/Städte_und_Gemeinden/Bad_Schmiedeberg/ Weblinks to Bad Schmiedeberg in DMOZ]
* [http://stalag4d.atspace.com/page55.html A British Prisoner of War's eyewitness memories of Bad Schmiedeberg in 1943-45, including the arrival of US and Russian troops into the town on April 30 1945]