What is Wittenberg (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Wittenberg| image_coa=DE-ST 15-0-91 Landkreis Wittenberg COA.svg| state=Saxony-Anhalt| former regierungsbezirk=[[Dessau (region)|Dessau]]| capital=[[Wittenberg]]| Kreisschlüssel = 15091| area=1,929.89| population=144.972| population_as_of=2006| density=75| carsign=WB| url=[http://www.landkreis-wittenberg.de/ landkreis-wittenberg.de]| map=Landkreis Wittenberg in S-A.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|48|N|12|41|E |region:DE-ST_scale:300000_type:adm2nd |display=title}} }} '''Wittenberg''' is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. == History == 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 the district of Wittenberg. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DE-ST 15-0-91 Landkreis Wittenberg COA.svg|150px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms show two swords, which is the symbol of a field marshal in the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. This title was held by the counts of Saxony, who therefore added the symbol to their coat of arms. The centre of the principality of Saxony was in the district. |} == Towns and municipalities == Population figures are as at 30 June 2005. {| |----- !Free towns |- |valign=top| # [[Jessen (Elster)]] (15,226) # [[Wittenberg]] (46,837) |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Verwaltungsgemeinschaften]] |- valign=top || * '''1. [[Annaburg-Prettin]]''' # [[Annaburg]]<sup>1, 2</sup> (3,762) # [[Axien]] (592) # [[Bethau]] (190) # [[Groß Naundorf]] (779) # [[Labrun]] (130) # [[Lebien]] (375) # [[Plossig]] (279) # [[Prettin]]<sup>2</sup> (2,114) * '''2. [[Coswig (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)|Coswig]]''' # [[Bräsen]] (165) # [[Buko]] (181) # [[Cobbelsdorf]] (605) # [[Coswig, Anhalt|Coswig]]<sup>1, 2</sup> (8.459) # [[Düben]] (271) # [[Hundeluft]] (259) # [[Jeber-Bergfrieden]] (641) # [[Klieken]] (1.113) # [[Köselitz]] (195) # [[Möllensdorf]] (177) # [[Ragösen]] (212) # [[Senst]] (239)