Bergwitz
# Bergwitz

Bergwitz is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2005 it is part of the town Kemberg. Bergwitz is known regionally for the Bergwitzsee (Bergwitz lake) as a tourist recreation area.

## Geography

Bergwitz is located on the edge of the Düben Heath, about 15 kilometers from Lutherstadt Wittenberg and 60 kilometers from Leipzig and Halle (Saale).

## History

The area was already settled in the Bronze Age about 3000 years ago.

On 1 July 2005, the municipality of Bergwitz with its subdivision of Klitzschena, was amalgamated with Kemberg.

## Main sights

Bergwitz is well known for its lake.

* Church in Bergwitz
* Bergwitz lake with Bergwitz in the background
* Bergwitz lake
* Bergwitz post mill
* Bergwitz war memorial
* Waldhaus (Forest House)

## Transport

Bergwitz lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 100 from Lutherstadt Wittenberg via Bitterfeld to Halle (Saale) and on Landesstraße L129 from Selbitz to Kemberg. Klitzschena lies on district road K2041 from Bergwitz to Seegrehna. Bundesautobahn 9 (Munich - Berlin) can be reached by the Dessau Ost or Vockerode interchange 22 km away.

Bergwitz railway station lies on the Deutsche Bahn line between Wittenberg and Leipzig/ Halle. It is part of Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund. From 1903 to 1951, there was a railway connection between Bergwitz and Kemberg. The former station has been demolished.

