Köthen
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Köthen ([ˈkøːtn̩] ⓘ)[3] is a town in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about 30 km (19 mi) north of Halle.
Köthen | |
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Location of Köthen within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district | |
Coordinates: 51°45′04″N 11°58′25″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Anhalt-Bitterfeld |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–30) | Christina Buchheim[1] (Left) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.42 km2 (30.28 sq mi) |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 25,116 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06366 |
Dialling codes | 03496 |
Vehicle registration | ABI, AZE, BTF, KÖT, ZE |
Website | koethen-anhalt |
Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative centre of the regional university, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences/Hochschule Anhalt which is especially strong in information technology. The city is conveniently located at the hub of the Magdeburg–Leipzig, Dessau–Köthen and Köthen–Aschersleben railways.
Köthen is situated in a fertile area with rich black soil suitable to the cultivation of sugar-beets. Industry includes high-tech engineering, manufacture of cranes, as well as chemicals, printing, and foodstuffs.
In English, the name of the city is often spelt anachronistically as Cöthen, a practice that has become standard in the literature relating to the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach, who resided and worked there from 1717 to 1723.