Coordinates: 51°43′N 13°2′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...

Annaburg
Federal state	Saxony-Anhalt
Administrative region
District	Wittenberg
Population	3,762 (30/06/2005)
Area	120.61 km²
Population density	31/km²
Elevation	75 m
Coordinates	51°43′ N 13°2′ E
Postal code	06925
Area code	035385
Licence plate code	WB
Mayor	Erich Schmidt (SPD)
Website	Stadt Annaburg

Annaburg is a small town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Wittenberg is a district (Kreis) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... SPD redirects here. ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ...

Constituent communities

Annaburg has two centres, one also called Annaburg, and the other Purzien.

History

In the 13th century, the Ascanians built a hunting lodge on the site of today's Annaburg. This stately edifice, however, burnt down in 1422. Duke Albrecht III of Saxony-Wittenberg found himself inside the lodge when it caught fire. He and his wife escaped through a window clad only in their night clothes. The fire killed many of Albrecht's entourage, and indeed it claimed his life too, a few days later as a result of his injuries. This actually influenced the region's history, as Albrecht had no heir. With his death, the Ascanian dynasty came to an end. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Ascanian dynasty of the rulers of Brandenburg began with Albert the Bear who inherited the territory from its last Wendish ruler, Pribislav, in 1150. ...

In 1498, a zoölogical garden was built. Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo Free monkeys islands at the São Paulo Zoo Panda enclosure at Chiang Mai Zoo Visitors feeding and petting tamed marmots at the Parc Animalier des Pyrenées Sea lions at the Melbourne Zoo For other uses of the term Zoo, see Zoo...

Until 1572, Annaburg was called Lochau and was, until it was abolished for good in 1821, the seat of the Amt of Annaburg. In 1550, Lochau was home to 40 men who owned land, among them eight draught cattle raisers, one feudal judge, nine gardeners and 22 "suburbanites" who lived somewhere just outside Lochau. An Amt is a name for subnational administrative units used in some northern European countries. ...

The first Saxon court pharmacy is also to be found in Annaburg. Bowl of Hygeia Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is the profession charged with ensuring the safe use of medication. ...

The Elector August's wife was Anna of Denmark (not to be confused with Anne of Denmark), Danish King Christian III's daughter. For her, the stately home – and thereby also the town – were renamed. Since 1762, the aforesaid residence has been the site of a military youth institute in which more than 500 pupils aged 11 to 15 have been educated for free by military personnel of Protestant (evangelisch) faith. Furthermore, there existed another junior officer preparatory school in a newly built barracks. Anne of Denmark (October 14, 1574 – March 4, 1619) was queen consort of King James I of England and VI of Scotland. ... Christian III Christian III (August 12, 1503–January 1, 1559), king of Denmark and Norway, was the son of Frederick I of Denmark and his first consort, Anne of Brandenburg. ...

In July 1754, Johann Christian Noack, "der Malificant" (ie "the Wrongdoer") was put to death on the breaking wheel and left there to deter others from a life of evil deeds. It was one of the last such executions. The breaking wheel (originally, the whele) was a torture and capital punishment device of the Middle Ages and early modern times used for a public cludgering to death - compare fustuarium. ...

From 1780, the Amt actuary, Christian August Seidel, ran a mulberry orchard in Annaburg. Species See text Mulberry (Morus) is a genus of 10–16 species of deciduous trees native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and North America, with the majority of the species native to Asia. ... An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. ...

After losing town rights in the 17th century, they were granted Annaburg once again in 1939. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Personalities

• Justus Christian Thorschmidt (1688-1738), clergyman and historian

External links

• Town's homepage

Towns and municipalities in the district of Wittenberg

Abtsdorf | Annaburg | Axien | Bad Schmiedeberg | Bethau | Boßdorf | Bülzig | Dabrun | Dietrichsdorf | Dorna | Elster (Elbe) | Eutzsch | Gadegast | Globig-Bleddin | Gräfenhainichen | Groß Naundorf | Jessen (Elster) | Jüdenberg | Kemberg | Klöden | Korgau | Kropstädt | Labrun | Lebien | Leetza | Listerfehrda | Meuro | Mochau | Möhlau | Mühlanger | Naundorf bei Seyda | Plossig | Prettin | Pretzsch (Elbe) | Priesitz | Rackith | Radis | Rotta, Germany | Schköna | Schleesen | Schnellin | Schützberg | Selbitz | Söllichau | Straach | Tornau | Trebitz | Uthausen | Wartenburg | Wittenberg | Zahna | Zemnick | Zörnigall | Zschornewitz Wittenberg is a district (Kreis) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Statue of Martin Luther at the main square Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, at 12°59 east, 51°51 north, in the Elbe river. ...