Bethau

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Bethau
City of Annaburg
Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 31 ″  N , 12 ° 59 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 77 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.67 km²
Residents : 183  (December 31, 2009)
Population density : 32 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 2011
Postal code : 06925
Area code : 035386

Bethau is a district of the city of Annaburg on the south-eastern edge of the Wittenberg district ( Saxony-Anhalt , Germany ).

Geography and traffic

Bethau is located about 40 km southeast of Wittenberg and about 20 km north of Torgau in the lowlands on the east bank of the Elbe, west of the Annaburg Heath . However, this is largely a military training area for the Bundeswehr and therefore a restricted area. The B 182 runs west of the village and the B 187 runs north . In the south, Bethau borders on Saxony .

climate

Precipitation diagram

The annual precipitation is 480 mm and is extremely low as it falls in the lower twentieth of the values ​​recorded in Germany. Lower values ​​are registered at 1% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is February, with the highest rainfall in August. In August there is 2.2 times more rainfall than in February. The rainfall varies moderately. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at 36% of the measuring stations.

Bethau Church

history

Bethau was probably founded in 1159 by Flemish immigrants, who were settled in this area by Archbishop of Magdeburg Wichmann von Seeburg and Albrecht the Bear . In the 12th century, today's area belonged to the Counts of Brehna. The settlement of today's local area was essentially completed at the beginning of the 13th century. The settlement was carried out by a locator , who divided a piece of land assigned to him by Magdeburg into "hooves" and distributed it to the farmers who had now moved there. Place names were 1528 Betho, 1555 Bethaw, 1598 Betaw and from 1672 Bethau.

On January 1, 2011, Bethau was incorporated into Annaburg.

Culture and sights

  • The listed church was built between 1904 and 1905.

Individual evidence

  1. StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011

Web links

Commons : Bethau  - collection of images, videos and audio files