Colbitz
Encyclopedia
Colbitz is a municipality in the Börde
district
in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
.
Colbitz is well known for its "Colbitzer" beer
and the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide. The Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide is found in the northern area of Colbitz, but most parts of the heath landscape are used by the Bundeswehr
- the German army.
Börde
Börde, a district in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, is arguably best known as the area of the former repository for radioactive waste Morsleben. The disposal of waste into the facility ended in 1998.- History :...
district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Colbitz is well known for its "Colbitzer" beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
and the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide. The Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide is found in the northern area of Colbitz, but most parts of the heath landscape are used by the Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
- the German army.