Mühlanger
Encyclopedia
Mühlanger is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg
district in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster
. The municipality belonged to the administrative municipality
(Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming
.
The municipality was founded in 1939 by uniting the villages of Prühlitz and Hohndorf. Gallin was amalgamated in 1974.
to Jessen
runs right through the community.
Wittenberg (district)
Wittenberg is a district in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony.-...
district in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Zahna-Elster
Zahna-Elster
Zahna-Elster is a town in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities Zahna, Dietrichsdorf, Elster , Gadegast, Leetza, Listerfehrda, Mühlanger, Zemnick und Zörnigall....
. The municipality belonged to the administrative municipality
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
(Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming
Elbaue-Fläming
Elbaue-Fläming was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated on the right bank of the Elbe, north and east of Wittenberg. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Zahna...
.
History
Hohndorf had its first documentary mention in 1304.The municipality was founded in 1939 by uniting the villages of Prühlitz and Hohndorf. Gallin was amalgamated in 1974.
Economy and transportation
Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 187 running from WittenbergWittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a city in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Elbe. It has a population of about 50,000....
to Jessen
Jessen (Elster)
Jessen is a municipality on the Schwarze Elster and lies in the eastern part of Saxony-Anhalt in the district of Wittenberg.-Geography:Jessen is an amalgamated municipality, and has the following subdivisions:-History:...
runs right through the community.