Globig-Bleddin

Globig-Bleddin
Location of Globig-Bleddin
Globig-Bleddin
Globig-Bleddin
Coordinates: 51°47′N 12°47′E / 51.783°N 12.783°E / 51.783; 12.783
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictWittenberg
TownKemberg
Subdivisions2
Area
 • Total
15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total
594
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06901
Dialling codes034927
Vehicle registrationWB

Globig-Bleddin is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Globig-Bleddin is divided into the subdivisions of Globig and Bleddin. Since 2009, it has been part of Kemberg. Globig-Bleddin lies about 20 km southeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the Elbe. Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 182 between Torgau and Wittenberg lies 11 km from the community.

History

Globig had its first documentary mention in 1292 under the name Globik, and Bleddin had its first documentary mention in 1376 under the name Bledin. Globig and Bleddin were occupied by French forces in 1813 in the Battle of Wartenburg.[1]

On 1 January 2009, Globig-Bleddin was incorperated into the town Kemberg.[2]

References

  1. ^ Scharfe, Christian Friedrich August (1841). Der Regierungsbezirk Merseburg (in German). Rohland. p. 47.
  2. ^ "Gebietsänderungen am 01.01.2009 inklusive Regionalschlüsselumstellung" (xlsl download). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-10.