Köthen

Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Köthen (Anhalt) within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district
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	Coordinates: 51°45′0″N 11°55′0″E / 51.75000°N 11.91667°ECoordinates: 51°45′0″N 11°55′0″E / 51.75000°N 11.91667°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Hauschild (SPD)
Area
• Total	78.42 km2 (30.28 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2006-12-31)
• Total	29,667
• Density	378.309/km2 (979.82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06366
Vehicle registration	ABI, AZE, BTF, KÖT, ZE
Website	www.koethen-anhalt.de

The town hall in Köthen

Köthen (1885–1927 officially Cöthen) is a city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld. As of 31 December 2018, 25,911 people lived there.

Köthen Media

Carl Friedrich Abel by Thomas Gainsborough, 1777
Prince Leopold by an unknown painter, c. 1725
Market square with Church of St. Jakob and Townhall
The southern wing of the palace (Ludwigsbau). It holds the Hall of Mirrors and the chapel
Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Köthen Castle
Monument of J.S. Bach in front of his home from 1719 to 1723
Köthen, the Stiftstraße