Wartenburg is a municipality in
WittenbergWittenberg 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,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. The municipality belongs to the
administrative municipality"Amt" is a type of administrative division of some northern European countries. It is generally larger than a municipality, and the term is thus roughly equivalent to a U.S. "township".-The Amt in Germany:...
(
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of
KembergKemberg is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is Kemberg....
whose seat is in the town of
KembergKemberg is a municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and the seat of the administrative municipality of Kemberg...
.
Wartenburg had its first documentary mention in 1176 under the name
Wardenberch. The community has become well-known for the engagement and successful crossing of the Elbe by
PrussiaPrussia was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries this state had substantial influence on German and European history...
n and
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n troops under General Yorck von Wartenburg in 1813, late in the
Napoleonic WarsThe Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts declared against Napoleon's French Empire and changing sets of European allies by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionized European armies and played...
once they were into a phase known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation.
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Wartenburg is a municipality in
WittenbergWittenberg 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,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. The municipality belongs to the
administrative municipality"Amt" is a type of administrative division of some northern European countries. It is generally larger than a municipality, and the term is thus roughly equivalent to a U.S. "township".-The Amt in Germany:...
(
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of
KembergKemberg is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is Kemberg....
whose seat is in the town of
KembergKemberg is a municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and the seat of the administrative municipality of Kemberg...
.
History
Wartenburg had its first documentary mention in 1176 under the name
Wardenberch. The community has become well-known for the engagement and successful crossing of the Elbe by
PrussiaPrussia was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries this state had substantial influence on German and European history...
n and
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n troops under General Yorck von Wartenburg in 1813, late in the
Napoleonic WarsThe Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts declared against Napoleon's French Empire and changing sets of European allies by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionized European armies and played...
once they were into a phase known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation. For his success in battle, Yorck was awarded the title of Honorary Count of Wartenburg.
Economy and transportation
Federal Highway (
Bundesstraße) B 187 between
JessenJessen 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 subdivistions:- History :...
and Wittenberg is about 4 km away.
Personalities
- Hans Christoph von Ebeleben, 23 June 1578 – 7 November 1651, was a German jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and administrative official.
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