Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Coat of arms of Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Location of Bitterfeld-Wolfen within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district
AkenBitterfeld-WolfenSüdliches AnhaltSüdliches AnhaltKöthenMuldestauseeOsternienburger LandSüdliches AnhaltRaguhn-JeßnitzSandersdorf-BrehnaSüdliches AnhaltSüdliches AnhaltZerbstZörbigSaxony-Anhalt
Bitterfeld-Wolfen is located in Germany
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Bitterfeld-Wolfen is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Coordinates: 51°37′N 12°19′E / 51.617°N 12.317°E / 51.617; 12.317
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictAnhalt-Bitterfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2023–30) Armin Schenk[1]
Area
 • Total87.55 km2 (33.80 sq mi)
Highest elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total37,894
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06731–06749
Dialling codes03493, 03494
Vehicle registrationABI
Websitewww.bitterfeld-wolfen.de

Bitterfeld-Wolfen (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪtɐfɛltˌvɔlfn̩] ) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in south-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, west of the river Mulde, in an area dominated by heavy industry and lignite mining. The town was formed by merger of the towns of Bitterfeld and Wolfen and the municipalities of Greppin, Holzweißig and Thalheim on 1 July 2007.

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.