Coswig district

General map of Anhalt

The district of Coswig was a district in Anhalt around Coswig (Anhalt) from 1863 to 1865 . The former district area is now part of the Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt .

location

The district was between the Elbe and the Fläming northeast of Dessau . It bordered the Prussian districts of Zauch-Belzig and Wittenberg , as well as the Anhalt districts of Dessau and Zerbst .

history

After the death of the childless Prince Friedrich August von Anhalt-Zerbst in 1793, the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst was divided into three roughly equal areas, which were allocated to the three principalities of Anhalt-Bernburg , Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen by drawing lots in 1797 . The eastern part around Coswig fell to Anhalt-Bernburg. After the unification of the Duchy of Anhalt to form the Duchy of Anhalt , the six districts of Dessau , Bernburg , Köthen , Ballenstedt , Zerbst and Coswig were formed in 1863 . The Coswig district was formed from the area that was allocated to Anhalt-Bernburg in 1797. In 1865 the Coswig district was dissolved and incorporated into the Zerbst district.

cities and communes

The Coswig district included the town of Coswig and the communities of Bräsen , Buko , Cobbelsdorf , Hundeluft , Jeber-Bergfrieden , Köselitz , Möllensdorf , Senst , Serno , Stackelitz and Wörpen .

Web links

• Overview map of the Anhalt duchies 1853. HGIS Germany, accessed on July 2, 2009 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ HGIS Germany: Anhalt (1863-1914). (PDF; 33 kB) Retrieved June 22, 2009 .