"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.
Köthen is situated in a fertile area with rich black soil suitable to the cultivation of sugar-beets. Industry includes high-tech engineering, manufacture of cranes, as well as chemicals, printing, and foodstuffs.
In English, the German place-name is often spelled anachronistically as Cöthen, a practice that has become standard in literature relating to the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach, who resided and worked there from 1717 to 1723." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
- Latitude51.751125335693
- Longitude11.977896690369
- Population28710
