Why visit Wolfen
Townapedia lists 38 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 65 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Bitterfelder Bogen, Städtisches Kulturhaus Wolfen, Kriegerdenkmal für die Gefallenen des 1. Weltkrieges and Familien- und Freizeitbad Woliday.
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About Wolfen
Wolfen (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfn̩] ) is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it is part of the town Bitterfeld-Wolfen. It is situated approximately 6 kilometres northwest of Bitterfeld, and 20 kilometres south of Dessau.
From the Wikipedia article Wolfen, Germany (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Bitterfelder Bogen
Monument and historic site · 6.5 km
Lookout point in the form of a steel arch bridge
Museums and landmarks38
Städtisches Kulturhaus Wolfen
Museum
3 Puschkinplatz, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Tu,Th 10:00-12:00,13:00-18:00; We 10:00-12:00,13:00-16:00; Fr 10:00-12:00
Kriegerdenkmal für die Gefallenen des 1. Weltkrieges
Monument and historic site · 3.8 km
Industrie- und Filmmuseum Wolfen
Museum · 0.7 km
4 Bunsenstraße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa-Mo off
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule
Monument and historic site
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule-Halbmeilensäule Nr. 18 in Wolfen
Pulverhäuschen
Monument and historic site · 4.1 km
Pulverhäuschen an der K 52, Straße von Jeßnitz nach Altjeßnitz
Wasserturm Bobbau
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
Wahrzeichen von Bobbau und Teil des Wappen
Ehrenmal sowjetische Widerstandskämpfer
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Mahnmal für sechs sowjetischen Wiederstandskämpfer die an dieser Stelle von den Faschisten ermordet worden.
Wasserturm Wolfen
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Wasserturm II, Jahnstraße in Bitterfeld-Wolfen OT Wolfen.
7 John-Schehr-Straße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Muldeinsel II, Mühle
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
Mühle auf der Muldeinsel II, vor der Leopoldbrücke in Jeßnitz (Anhalt)
26 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Familien- und Freizeitbad Woliday
Sports field and stadium · 1.7 km
87 Reudener Straße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Restaurants and cafes65
Athen
Restaurant · Greek · 2.8 km
12 Franzstraße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Mo 16:00-23:00; Tu off; We-Th 11:30-14:30,17:00-23:00; Fr-Su...
San Lorenzo
Restaurant · Italian · 0.7 km
3 Rathausplatz
Tu-Th 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-14:00,17:00-24:00; Sa...
Backhaus Hennig
Bakery · 3.0 km
36 Vor dem Halleschen Tor, Raguhn-Jeßnitz
Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 07:00-16:00; Su,PH off
Deutsches - Haus - Wolfen
Restaurant · German
94 Leipziger Straße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Veit's BackParadies
Bakery · 2.3 km
26 Wolfener Straße, Raguhn-Jeßnitz
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-12:00; Su,PH off
Hermes Restaurant
Restaurant · Greek · 3.7 km
26 Bahnhofstraße, Sandersdorf-Brehna
Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,17:00-24:00
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History
The first documentary mention of Wolfen was as Wulffen in 1400 in a fee (feudal tenure). The place name was named after a founder whose name began with Wolf. In 1846 lignite was found in the region which was mined and the current Silver Lake was developed from this mine. Later the area became a center of the German chemical industry.
In the early 1930s, an early photographic plate was produced by Agfa in Wolfen, and by 1936 the same company commercialized the more technically advanced Agfacolor Neu color transparency film, which had been developed in Wolfen.
During World War II hundreds of women, children, and men from countries under Nazi domination were forced to work in the IG-Farben factories. After the war, the rights to the Agfa brandname were lost to the West German company, and the Wolfen company's products were rebranded ORWO (ORiginal WOlfen). ORWO was one of the worldwide trademarks of East Germany (the GDR). During the GDR years, Wolfen became a dormitory community for people working at the Bitterfeld and Wolfen industrial plants (Filmfabrik Wolfen, Chemiekombinat Bitterfeld (including the former IG Farben factory, Farbenfabrik, Wolfen)), and the lignite mining company, BKK Bitterfeld (today: MIBRAG).
From the History section of Wolfen, Germany on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship13
Heilig Geist
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.7 km
58 Wolfener Straße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Gemeindezentrum "Edith Stein"
Church · Catholic · 2.5 km
13 Ernst-Toller-Straße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Shopping21
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Grundschule Steinfurth
School · 2.1 km
1 Straße der Chemiearbeiter, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Bildungszentrum Bitterfeld-Wolfen e.V.
School · 0.8 km
6 Saarstraße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Grundschule „Geschwister Scholl“
School · 2.7 km
32 Neue Straße, Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Healthcare7
Sittig Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.5 km
1a Platz des Friedens, Sandersdorf-Brehna
Map of Wolfen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Köthen (KOQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Halle (Saale) 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Zerbst 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Leipzig 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Wurzen 46 km southeast, about 46 min by car
- Bad Belzig 58 km north, about 58 min by car
- Magdeburg 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jüterbog 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Zeitz 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Luckenwalde 78 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Gera 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Plattenbau Wolfen-Nord, Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen,Kursächsische Postmeilensäule,Halbmeilensäule, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen,Kirche St.Johannes, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen,Kursächsische Postmeilensäule,Halbmeilensäule2, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen,Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen, Leipziger Straße 94, Gasthof Deutsches Haus, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Freiherr-von-Stein-Straße 1, Kino (2), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Freiherr-von-Stein-Straße 1, Kino (1), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen,Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Infotafel, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen, Bahnhofstraße, Wohnsiedlung, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Puschkinplatz 3, Städtisches Kulturhaus, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Turnhalle (4), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Turnhalle (2), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Friedhofstraße, Siedlung, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Turnhalle (1), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Wolfen, Sonnenlandschule, Stadtigel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Turnhalle (3), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Damaschkestraße 4, Schule, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lokomotive Wasserturmsiedlung Bitterfeld Wolfen, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen Dampfspeicherlokomotive, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dampfspeicherlok Wolfen vl, Ikar.us, CC BY 4.0
- Dampfspeicherlok Wolfen l, Ikar.us, CC BY 4.0
- Wolfen, Damaschkestraße 4, Schule Infotafel, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dampfspeicherlok Wolfen hl, Ikar.us, CC BY 4.0
- Wolfen, Bunsenstraße, Hauptstraße 14 (Kasino), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Wolfen, Kisel de, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Leipziger Straße 92f, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Hauptstraße 14, Verwaltungsgebäude, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Greppiner Straße 3, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen, Leipziger Straße 74, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen Kursaechs Halbmeilensaeule-01, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen Kursaechs Halbmeilensaeule-05, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen Kursaechs Halbmeilensaeule, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen, Kursächsische Halbmeilensäule No 18 (b), Manfred Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen Kursaechs Halbmeilensaeule-02, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wolfen Kursaechs Halbmeilensaeule-04, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Städtisches Kulturhaus Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Doppelbauer, CC BY 3.0
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen,Thalheim,Denkmal, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- EvKirche-Sandersdorf, Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Kirche in Reuden (2019), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evang-Greppin, Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kath-Greppin, Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jessnitz (Anhalt) Pulverhaeuschen, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bobbau,Christuskirche, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen Edith 1b, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Sandersdorf,Denkmal 1914-18, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen Industrie- und Filmmuseum, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bobbau,Wasserturm,Stadt Bitterfeld-Wolfen, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jeßnitz(Anhalt)ehemaliges Forsthaus Salegast, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen,Ehrenmal, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfen Wasserturm II, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sandersdorf, Kath. Kirche St. Marien, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Romanische Dorfkirche Thalheim (Bitterfeld-Wolfen), M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jeßnitz,Kirche St Marien, M_H.DE, CC BY 3.0
- Bitterfelder Bogen-3-Rampe, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jeßnitz,Schlangenberg,Burghügel, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jeßnitz,Muldeinsel II, Mühle, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greppin, Brunnen auf dem Lindenplatz, M_H.DE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, lothi_r, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, derzornigemarkus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bejotel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bejotel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, derzornigemarkus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, derzornigemarkus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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