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Coswig is a town in the district of Wittenberg of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 12 km west of Wittenberg, and 15 km east of Dessau.




History



The Castle of Coswig was mentioned first in 1187. There is no evidence for slav settlements before this date. In 1215 Coswig is called an "Oppidium". During this time it was one of the most important cities North of the river Elbe.
In the 16th century Coswig was already connected to a drinking water pipe from Wörpen. Weaving, pottery and farming played the most important role in economics. The city was nearly completely destroyed by Hispanic troops during the Schmalkaldic War.
From 1603 to 1793, Coswig belonged to Anhalt-Zerbst.
The Castle was constructed at the end of the 17th century. The railway station was inaugurated on 10 September 1841. In 1987 the city celebrated its 800th-year of existence.




Geography


The town Coswig consists of Coswig proper and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:




Sights


Coswig Castle
Nicolaikirche (church)
New Apostolic Church
Coswig Ferry, a reaction ferry across the Elbe to Wörlitz
Bismarck Tower
Amtshaus and Townhall




Politics



Turnout at the last election on June 13, 2004, was 43,6%.
Town Council: 20 seat to the following parties:

7 seats - CDU
4 seats - Linkspartei.PDS
3 seats - SPD
3 seats - Bürgerblock
2 seats - FWG
1 seats - FDP




Twin town


Stadtallendorf, Hesse, since 1993




Sons of the city


Franz Hübner (1840–1914), missionary and bishop of the New Apostolic Church
Hermann Cohen (1842–1918), philosopher, founder of the Marburger Schule
Paul Mahlo (1883–1971), mathematician
Manfred Kuschmann (1950–2002), long-distance athlete, European champion in 10,000 metres 1974




People associated with Coswig


Caroline Bardua (1781–1864), painter, one of the first bourgeois women who could build up an existence as a free-lance artist, worked in Coswig Castle
Heinrich Berger (1844–1929), military musician, conductor and composer




References






External links



Official website
nakcoswig.de - New Apostolic Church Coswig Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine

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