Groß Naundorf Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Town:Annaburg
Coordinates:51.7°N 13°W
State:Sachsen-Anhalt
District:Wittenberg
Elevation:77
Area:17.68
Population:726
Stand:2009-12-31
Postal Code:06925
Area Code:035385
Licence:WB

Groß Naundorf (or Gross Naundorf) 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 municipality (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Annaburg-Prettin.

Geography

Groß Naundorf lies about 11 kilometres south of Jessen.

History

From 1815 to 1944, Groß Naundorf was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg.

After World War II, Groß Naundorf 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, Groß Naundorf has been part of Saxony-Anhalt, since 2011 as a part of Annaburg.

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 187 running from Wittenberg to Jessen is about 12 km away.

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