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Köthen (Anhalt)
Boulevard
Boulevard
Coat of arms of Köthen (Anhalt)
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 24,876
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
06366
Dialling codes 03496
Vehicle registration ABI, AZE, BTF, KÖT, ZE
Website www.koethen-anhalt.de
2004 Rathaus in Köthen Sicherlich
The town hall in Köthen

Köthen (Anhalt) (1885–1927 officially Cöthen) is a city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld. As of 31 December 2018, 25,911 people lived there.

Images for kids

  • Karl Friedrich Abel by Thomas Gainsborough (c. 1777)

    Carl Friedrich Abel by Thomas Gainsborough, 1777

  • Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen (1694 - 1728)

    Prince Leopold by an unknown painter, c. 1725

  • 2007-09 Köthen (Anhalt) 01

    A mural depicting the twin towns

  • 2010-06-09-koethen-by-RalfR-09

    Market square with Church of St. Jakob and Townhall

  • 2007-08 Köthen (Anhalt) 29

    Boulevard

  • SchlossKöthen4-2012

    The southern wing of the palace (Ludwigsbau). It holds the Hall of Mirrors and the chapel

  • KST Schloss Koethen Bollmann

    Palace from the air

  • 2.KöthenerBachhausMitBachdenkmal

    Monument of J.S. Bach in front of his home from 1719 to 1723

  • Köthen Hallescher Turm

    The tower guarding the southern gate (to Halle) was built in the 15th century and renovated in 1995

  • Köthen, die Stiftstraße

    St. Agnus church

See also

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