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Bad Schmiedeberg
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Schmiedeberg within Wittenberg district
Bad Schmiedeberg Show map of Germany Bad Schmiedeberg Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°41′17″N 12°44′15″E / 51.68806°N 12.73750°E / 51.68806; 12.73750
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Government
• Mayor (2023–30)	Heike Dorczok^[1]
Area
• Total	159.99 km² (61.77 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	8,093
• Density	51/km² (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06905
Dialling codes	034925
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	www.bad-schmiedeberg.de

Bad Schmiedeberg is a small town in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It lies within the Düben Heath Nature Park.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1206 as Smedeberg. In 1350, it was granted town rights.

Geography

The town Bad Schmiedeberg consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[3]

The Evangelical Town Church was consecrated in 1453 as a Gothic hall church.
Art Nouveau Kurhaus ("spa house") built in 1908.
Bundesradfahrerdenkmal (Federal Cyclists' Memorial), endowed by the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer (League of German Cyclists), dedicated on 17 June 1923 in honour of fallen and missing club members and sportsmen.

Schmiedeberger Margarethenfest, honouring Electress Margaret of Austria. In 2006, the festival marked its 575th year, and also the town's 800th anniversary of first documentary mention.