Coswig – close to Wittenberg

Coswig is a town in the district of Wittenberg of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 12 km west of Wittenberg, and 15 km east of Dessau.

Most villages in the area around Coswig have a church at its center – and many of them date back to the twelfth century AD – like St. Nikolai in Coswig itself, which has some special treasures like this painting from the Cranach workshops in Wittenberg. So, many treasures to be discovered still.

About Wilhelm Weber

Pastor at the Old Latin School in the Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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