Plossig
Plossig | |
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Location of Plossig  | |
  Plossig  Plossig | |
| Coordinates: 51°42′N 12°57′E / 51.700°N 12.950°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Annaburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
| • Total | 251 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06922 |
| Dialling codes | 035386 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
Plossig is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Annaburg. The municipality belonged to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Annaburg-Prettin.
Geography[edit]
Plossig lies about 12 km south of Jessen on the edge of the Düben Heath Nature Park.
History[edit]
From 1815 to 1944, Plossig was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg.
After World War II, Plossig was incorporated into the Province (since 1947, State) of Saxony-Anhalt from 1945 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Plossig has been part of Saxony-Anhalt, since 2011 as a part of Annaburg.
Economy and transportation[edit]
Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 187 between Jessen and Wittenberg lies 12 km away.
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