Tornau, Wittenberg

Tornau
Ortsteil of Gräfenhainichen
Location of Tornau
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Coordinates: 51°38′N 12°36′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Town	Gräfenhainichen
Area
• Total	25.81 km^2 (9.97 sq mi)
Elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Population  (2009-12-31)
• Total	559
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06774
Dialling codes	034243
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	www.tornau-heidedorf.de

Tornau is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Gräfenhainichen. It was part of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Tor zur Dübener Heide.

Geography

Location

Tornau lies about 5 km north of Bad Düben in the Düben Heath Nature Park.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Söllichau (Wittenberg district)
• Bad Düben (Delitzsch district, Saxony)
• Schwemsal (Anhalt-Bitterfeld district)
• Schköna (Wittenberg district)

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 2 between Leipzig and Wittenberg runs straight through the municipality, while State Highway (Landesstraße) 130, which connects to the B 2 and the B 183/107, crosses the municipal area.

References

External links

• Verwaltungsgemeinschaft's website