Wittenberg is a district ( German : Kreis ) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Anhalt-Bitterfeld , the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau , the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark , Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg , and the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony . The capital and largest city is Wittenberg , famous for its association with the influential religious reformer Martin Luther and containing a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
3-552: Vockerode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz . At Vockerode, there was a large coal-fired power plant, the Vockerode Power Plant . On the area of this power plant was the static inverter of world's first HVDC , the Elbe Project . The Nelson monument planned by Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
6-574: The district of Wittenberg. The area of the district is 1,933.3 km (746.5 sq mi). The main rivers in the district are the Elbe and its tributary, the Schwarze Elster . The coat of arms shows two swords, which is the symbol of a field marshal in the Holy Roman Empire . This title was bestowed upon the counts of Saxony, who therefore added the symbol to their coat of arms. The center of
9-524: Was never built. However, the planned location still bears the name Nelson Hügel (Nelson Hill) at the Vockerode war memorial . Due to the German campaign of 1813 , the monument was not erected. Wittenberg (district) In 1994, the district was merged with the district of Jessen and a small part of the district of Gräfenhainichen. In 2007, 27 municipalities from the former district Anhalt-Zerbst were added to
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