# Kemberg
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{{Infobox German location
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|image1 = Kemberg 001.JPG
|caption1 = Kemberg from air, 2015
|image2 = KembergMarkt.JPG
|caption2 = Church with market square
|image3 = Bergwitzsee, Bergwitz, Sachsen-Anhalt.jpg
|caption3 = View over [Bergwitzsee](/source/Bergwitz)
|image4 = Kirche Selbitz Anfang November 2020.jpg
|caption4 = Church Selbitz
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|type = Stadt
|image_coa = DE-ST 15-0-91-160 Kemberg COA.png
|coordinates = {{coord|51|47|N|12|38|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Kemberg in WB.svg
|state = Sachsen-Anhalt
|district = Wittenberg
|elevation = 76
|area = 235.22
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 15091160
|postal_code = 06901
|area_code = 034921
|licence = WB
|website = [http://www.kemberg.de/ www.kemberg.de]
|mayor = Torsten Seelig[[https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], [Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt](/source/Statistisches_Landesamt_Sachsen-Anhalt). Retrieved 10 July 2024.]
|leader_term = 2023–30
|party = CDU
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'''Kemberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkɛmˌbɛʁk|lang|De-Kemberg.ogg}}) is a town in [Wittenberg](/source/Wittenberg_(district)) district in [Saxony-Anhalt](/source/Saxony-Anhalt), [Germany](/source/Germany). The town lies on the north edge of the [Düben Heath Nature Park](/source/D%C3%BCben_Heath_Nature_Park).
==Subdivisions==
The town Kemberg consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal districts:[[https://daten.verwaltungsportal.de/dateien/rechtsgrundlagen/hauptsatzung-kemberg2014.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Kemberg], 2 July 2014.]
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*Ateritz
*[Bergwitz](/source/Bergwitz)
*[Dabrun](/source/Dabrun)
*[Dorna](/source/Dorna_(Kemberg))
*[Eutzsch](/source/Eutzsch)
*[Globig-Bleddin](/source/Globig-Bleddin)
*Kemberg
*[Rackith](/source/Rackith)
*[Radis](/source/Radis)
*[Rotta](/source/Rotta%2C_Germany)
*[Schleesen](/source/Schleesen)
*[Selbitz](/source/Selbitz_(Kemberg))
*[Uthausen](/source/Uthausen)
*[Wartenburg](/source/Wartenburg_(Kemberg))
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== History ==
On 1 July 2005, the municipality of Bergwitz with its subdivision of Klitzschena, was amalgamated with Kemberg, as was the municipality of Ateritz (with its subdivisions of Gommlo and Lubast) on 1 January 2006 and [Dorna](/source/Dorna_(Kemberg)) on 1 January 2007. In 2009 The former municipality of [Globig-Bleddin](/source/Globig-Bleddin) was also amalgamated into Kemberg. On 1 January 2010 the former municipalities [Dabrun](/source/Dabrun), [Eutzsch](/source/Eutzsch), [Rackith](/source/Rackith), [Radis](/source/Radis), [Rotta](/source/Rotta%2C_Germany), [Schleesen](/source/Schleesen), [Selbitz](/source/Selbitz_(Kemberg)), [Uthausen](/source/Uthausen) and [Wartenburg](/source/Wartenburg_(Kemberg)) were merged into Kemberg.[
== Main sights ==
The town's most striking sight is the soaring Church of Our Lady ("Unser Lieben Frauen") which can be seen far away over the ''Elbaue'' (natural [polder](/source/polder)). It is a [hall church](/source/hall_church) with a nave and two aisles dating from the 15th century (or so it is believed) with an 86-m-tall tower built in the 19th century. There are things there such as remnants of wall paintings from the late [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages), a sacrament house made of [sandstone](/source/sandstone) and a carved altar (both from the 15th century) and a very nice [baptismal font](/source/baptismal_font). Also worth seeing are the late [Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture) [town hall](/source/town_hall) with its [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance) additions and the old town wall from the 14th century, parts of which are still well preserved.
Kemberg's well preserved town centre takes the visitor to bygone days and is always worth seeing on foot. The town is also well placed for outings to the nearby [heath](/source/Heath_(habitat)), and to [Wittenberg](/source/Wittenberg).
File:KembergStadtkirche1b.jpg|St. Mary church Kemberg
File:Kemberg Altes Rathaus 1.jpg|Town hall
File:BergwitzKircheSW.jpg|Church in Bergwitz
File:Bergwitz, Bergwitzsee - Sonnenuntergang im September 2019.jpg|Bergwitz lake
File:RadisSchloß1.JPG|Radis castle
File:Kirche Klitzschena -Südostansicht- September 2023.jpg|Church in Klitzschena
== Transport ==
Kemberg lies on Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') [B 2](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_2) to [Bad Düben](/source/Bad_D%C3%BCben), on the state highway (''[Landesstraße](/source/Landesstra%C3%9Fe)'') L129 from Bergwitz to [Bad Schmiedeberg](/source/Bad_Schmiedeberg) and on the district road (''[Kreisstraße](/source/Kreisstra%C3%9Fe)'') K2024 between [Reuden](/source/Reuden) and [Trebitz](/source/Trebitz).
Bergwitz lies on ''Bundesstraße'' [B 100](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_100) from Wittenberg to [Bitterfeld](/source/Bitterfeld) and on ''Landesstraße'' L129 from [Selbitz](/source/Selbitz_(Kemberg)) to Kemberg.
Klitzschena lies on district road K2041 from Bergwitz to [Seegrehna](/source/Seegrehna).
[Bundesautobahn 9](/source/Bundesautobahn_9) ([Munich](/source/Munich) - [Berlin](/source/Berlin)) can be reached by the ''Vockerode'' interchange 22 km away.
Bergwitz [railway station](/source/railway_station) lies on the [Deutsche Bahn](/source/Deutsche_Bahn) line between Wittenberg and Bitterfeld.
From 1903 to 1951, there was a [railway](/source/railway) connection between Bergwitz and Kemberg. The former station has been demolished. There is now a [hypermarket](/source/hypermarket) there.
== Famous people ==
* [Bartholomäus Bernhardi](/source/Bartholom%C3%A4us_Bernhardi), Theologian
* [Friedrich Werner von der Schulenburg](/source/Friedrich_Werner_von_der_Schulenburg), German diplomat and [resistance](/source/Volkssturm) fighter in the [20 July Plot](/source/20_July_Plot)
* [Ernestine Christine Reiske](/source/Ernestine_Christine_Reiske), German translator of classical texts
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.kemberg.de Town of Kemberg]
{{Towns and municipalities in the district of Wittenberg}}
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Category:Kemberg
Category:Towns in Saxony-Anhalt
Category:Wittenberg (district)
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