Köthen

Also known as Köthen/Anhalt

Köthen () is a town in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about north of Halle.

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Köthen is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt that serves as the capital of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district, located north of the city of Halle. It is significant as an administrative center for its region.

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German place.name: Köthen
German place.image_photo: Köthen in Anhalt Silhouette Rathaus Schloss Rapsfeld Aufnahme und Copyright MEH Bergmann.jpg
German place.image_caption: Skyline
German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: DE-ST 15-0-82-180 Koethen COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Köthen (Anhalt) in ABI.png
German place.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German place.district: Anhalt-Bitterfeld
German place.elevation: 80
German place.area: 78.42
German place.postal_code: 06366
German place.area_code: 03496

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Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
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Köthen () is a town in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about north of Halle.

Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative centre of the regional university, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences/Hochschule Anhalt which is especially strong in information technology. The city is conveniently located at the hub of the Magdeburg–Leipzig, Dessau–Köthen and Köthen–Aschersleben railways.