Köthen, District capital in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Located 30 kilometers north of Halle, Köthen extends across 78 square kilometers of terrain with fertile black soil at an elevation of 80 meters.
The settlement received its market town status in 1194 and served as the capital of the Principality of Anhalt-Köthen from 1603 until 1847.
Johann Sebastian Bach composed numerous musical works while serving as Kapellmeister for Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen between 1717 and 1723.
The municipality contains the main campus of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences and connects to major railway lines between Magdeburg, Leipzig, and Dessau.
Samuel Hahnemann established his medical practice in Köthen from 1821 to 1834, developing the foundations of homeopathic medicine during his residence.
Location: Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Elevation above the sea: 80 m
Website: https://www.koethen-anhalt.de/
Website: https://koethen-anhalt.de
GPS coordinates: 51.75111,11.97361
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:18
Köthen Castle
349 m
Köthen railway station
1 km
Köthen airfield
3.7 km
St. Jakob
10 m
Bach House
201 m
St. Agnus (Köthen/Anhalt)
288 m
Postamt Köthen
423 m
Schloss- und Pfarrkirche St. Mariä Himmelfahrt
302 m
Martinskirche
983 m
Hallescher Turm
138 m
Magdeburger Turm
338 m
Wasserturm Bahnhof Köthen
1.2 km
Rathaus Köthen
89 m
Schloss Großpaschleben
2.7 km
Pißdorf Church
5.1 km
Augustenstraße 7
626 m
Angelika-Hartmann-Denkmal
519 m
Jüdischer Friedhof
652 m
Kirche Elsnigk
7.3 km
Völkerschlachtdenkmal
5.1 km
Zollhaus
2.8 km
Historisches Museum & Bachgedenkstätte
349 m
Kriegerdenkmal Merzien
4.6 km
Kriegerdenkmal Elsnigk
7.3 km
Völkerschlachtdenkmal
5.1 km
Völkerschlachtdenkmal
6.9 km
Kriegerdenkmal Prosigk
7.9 km
Meilenstein
2.2 kmReviews
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