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Coat of arms of Düben
Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 40 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 4 ″  E
Height : 95 m above sea level NN
Area : 12.25 km²
Residents : 259  (Dec. 31, 2007)
Population density : 21 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 2009
Postal code : 06869
Area code : 034903
Düben (Saxony-Anhalt)
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Location of Düben in Saxony-Anhalt

Düben is a district of Coswig (Anhalt) in the district of Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

geography

The place is in the transition area from Fläming to the Elbe valley . In the forest area northeast of Düben the trade mountains reach 119 m above sea level. NN . The Olbitzgraben flows through Düben, which flows into the Elbe near Klieken-Schlangengrube. The core city of Coswig (Anhalt) is just under seven kilometers away, the city of Dessau-Roßlau about eleven kilometers away.

The Steinmühle district west of Düben belonged to the former municipality of Düben.

history

Düben first appeared in a document in 1280 ( Codex diplomaticus Anhaltinus ). On July 1, 2007, the municipality of Düben was incorporated into the Wittenberg district due to a district reform from the former Anhalt-Zerbst district.

The community of Düben was incorporated into Coswig (Anhalt) on March 1, 2009.

politics

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver over a blue corrugated shield base, a blue mill wheel with a black hub, surrounded by two facing, blue, black-contoured oak leaves."

The coat of arms was designed in 1997 by the municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch and included in the approval process.

flag

The flag is blue - silver (white) striped lengthways. The municipality's coat of arms is placed in the middle of the flag.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Today the community is characterized by agriculture as well as small craft and trading companies. A pony pension was established a few years ago.

Transport links

The state road 121 (formerly federal road 187a ) from Zerbst to Coswig (Anhalt) leads through Düben. There is a rail connection in the neighboring towns of Klieken and Coswig (Anhalt) ( Roßlau – Falkenberg / Elster line ). The “Coswig” motorway junction ( A 9 Berlin – Munich) is five kilometers away .

St. Petrus Church Düben
former school, today the parish hall

Culture and sights

Building

  • Field stone church of St. Petri

Regular events

The voluntary fire brigade and the traditional association organize the carnival, the Easter bonfire and the village festival every year.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 2nd to December 31st, 2009

Web links

Commons : Düben (Coswig)  - Collection of images
Wikisource: Thieves in the Topographia Superioris Saxoniae (Matthäus Merian)  - Sources and full texts