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City of Annaburg
Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′ 29 ″ N , 12 ° 53 ′ 18 ″ E
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Height : | 75 m |
Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 |
Incorporated into: | Axia |
Postal code : | 06925 |
Area code : | 035386 |
Gehmen is a place in the district of Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt . In 1973 the previously independent place was incorporated into a district of Axien . Axien and Gehmen have been part of the city of Annaburg since January 1, 2011 .
geography
The place is about 35 km southeast of Wittenberg and about 20 km north of Torgau in the Elbaue at Kleindröbener Riss , an old Elbarm. The current course of the Elbe is about two kilometers west of the town.
history
Gehmen is first mentioned in 1339 under the name Yemen.
Attractions
- The town's church dates from the 18th century .
Economy and Infrastructure
Transport links
The L114 runs through the village. West of the village, on the opposite left bank of the Elbe, runs the B 182, which can be reached with the Elbe ferries in Prettin and Mauken .