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Regional fact sheets –

District Wittenberg

Deliverable D4.2

Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH

Klaus Rüdiger Malter • Ulf Schiefer

(with the assistence of ISUP Ingenieurbüro für Systemberatung und Planung GmbH, Dresden

Peter Franz • Ernst Winkler)

November 2014

Contract N°: IEE/12/970/S12.670555

D4.2: Regional fact sheets – District Wittenberg 2

Table of contents

1 Spatial Analysis 3

1.1 Short overview of the area characteristics 3

1.2 Settlement structure in the region Wittenberg 4

2 Socioeconomic and demographic structure 6

2.1 Population`s development in the district Wittenberg 6

2.2 Summary and conclusions for public transport according to the demographic development in the region 9

3 Regional public transport systems 11

3.1 General information 11

3.2 Public rail transport 12

3.3 Public transport (road) 14

3.4 Area in district Wittenberg, which is provided for the AMC campaign 17

4 References 19


1 Spatial Analysis

1.1 Short overview of the area characteristics

The Wittenberg district is located in the east of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. The district is crossed by the rivers Elbe and Schwarze Elster.

The district covers an area of nearly 1,930 km 2.

Picture 1.1: The location of district Wittenberg (red coloured field) in Germany

The district is bordered on the north to the district Potsdam-Mittelmark in the German federal

state of Brandenburg. In the east, the district of Wittenberg is bounded by the counties

Teltow-Flaming and Elbe-Elster (also situated in the German federal state Brandenburg).

South there is the district Nordsachsen (German federal state Saxony). Western of district

Wittenberg are located the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld and the independent city of Dessau.

Currently are living in the entire county 129.438) inhabitants (31. Dez. 2013/ 1 /

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarze_Elster


Picture 1.2: The administrative areas in the district Wittenberg

Due to the small population and the area of the district Wittenberg belongs to the sparsely populated regions in Germany. Table 1.1: Population and area statistics (2013)

Federal

Republic

Germany

Federal state

Saxon-Anhalt

District

Wittenberg

/1/

Area in km² 357,1678 20.446,31 1,930

Population 80,767,000 2,245,400 129,438

Inhabitants/km² 226 110 67

1.2 Settlement structure in the region Wittenberg

Picture 1.2: The administrative areas in the district Wittenberg

The Elbe River passes through the district on a length of 52 km in a large semi-natural

wetland landscape section. In the north are, extending from east to west, the wooded hills

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of the Fläming and its offshoots. In the south is located the largest contiguous forest in

Central Germany, the Dubin Heath (Dübener Heide).

The industries chemical industry, machinery, packaging industry and the food and beverage

production are structure determining. Approximately 50% of the area of the district is

agricultural land.

The Wittenberg district comprises the territories of 9 compound areas – all are named as

“city” (not as village) with the following numbers of inhabitants (Stand of knowledge 2013)

/ 4 /.

1. Annaburg (7,094)

2. Bad Schmiedeberg (8,655)

3. Coswig (Anhalt) (12,251)

4. Gräfenhainichen (12,198)

5. Jessen (Elster) (14.268)

6. Kemberg (10,180)

7. Lutherstadt Wittenberg (46,729)

8. Oranienbaum-Wörlitz (8,648)

9. Zahna-Elster (9,415)

The county seat "Lutherstadt Wittenberg" has a special cultural and economic importance.

The city is one of Germany's centers of political, cultural-historical and artistic importance,

which dates back to the 16th century. The world famous reformation places in the old town

and in different epochs formed buildings are important centers of German history. In the city

worked Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon and Lucas Cranach the Elder, so many tourists

visit the” Lutherstadt”.

He city is also an considerable industrial center in the region. International operating

companies (including SIG Combibloc and the margarine factory Pratau of Unilever

Bestfoods) as well as a wide number of municipal and medium-sized enterprises determine

the current economic structure. Of specific mention is the nitrogen production plant with

approximately 830 employees / 3 /.

Lutherstadt Wittenberg is an important railway junction, has access to the Federal Elbe

waterway and good road connections. So in future the city is an attractive location for

industrial companies.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annaburg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Schmiedeberg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coswig_(Anhalt)

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A4fenhainichen

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessen_(Elster)

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemberg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherstadt_Wittenberg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranienbaum-W%C3%B6rlitz

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahna-Elster


2 Socioeconomic and demographic structure

2.1 Population`s development in the district Wittenberg

The numbers of inhabitants for the nine administrative regions are named in bullet 1.

Population trend:

In recent decades, in the district the number of inhabitants has steadily decreased. This

development responds to the trend in the entire state of Saxony-Anhalt. The population

forecast by the State Statistical Office from 2010 assumes that the negative trend will

continue. While in 2009 still lived almost 140,000 inhabitants in the district, the population

(see Figure. 2.1) will go back up to 2025 by 22% to 107,976 inhabitants.

Figure 2.1: Development of the number of inhabitants in the district Wittenberg between 2009 and 2025

It is especially serious: The population decline in the groups of 0- to 5-, 19- to 24- and 25-

to 44-year residents (see. Figure 2.2). By 2025, the number of 0- to 5-year-old inhabitants

will decline by 2,842 to 48.8% as the newborn population decreases greatly.

The group of 19- to 24-year-old people will be reduced by 2016 by 75% to 2,568 persons.

Young adults are missing after the training or after graduating from high school the jobs or

the perspective for the employment, so that they leave the district Wittenberg. By 2025, this

group will again recover easily and remain at about 4,200 people (43% of 2009) / 2 /.


Figure 2.2: Changing in % of the age structure in the district (groups of living age in years) /2/


For the development of public transport is the population density of interest. The highest

population density in the district of Wittenberg focuses on parts of the Lutherstadt

Wittenberg. 36% of the county population living in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Figure 2.3).

Figure 2.3: population density in district Wittenberg (inhabitants per sq.km)


A large role for the effective implementation of public transport is the school transport. For

this reason, the rate of the students is important (Figure 2.4).

Figure 2.4: Trends in student’s numbers

2.2 Summary and conclusions for public transport according to the demographic development in the region

For the region Wittenberg the following determinations can be made

The region Wittenberg belongs with its low population density to the especially

sparsely populated regions in Germany (exception: county seat “Lutherstdt

Wittenberg”)

The population numbers decrease steadily

In the same time the population density decreases

The average living age of the population rises steadily

The number of students is decreasing

As result of this development, new ways must be found to obtain the public transport upright

and to meet the demand for mobility for the population!

The conclusions from the demographic development in sparsely populated regions are:

Primary school Secondary school High school All schools


• The demographic changes (age structure, travel reasons) and the low population

density in the sparsely populated regions create new travel demand and travel

needs, and the "general interest" in the form of Public Transport is given a higher

priority

• This will make it difficult in sparsely populated regions offering traditional regional

scheduled services on a fixed schedule

The goal must be to ensure a very high mobility for the population by economic

working Public Transport services

Basics:

- Accurate economic calculation and comparison of variants

- Planning of transport services in variants in accordance with demographic

demand and regional conditions (sources and targets of Transport demand)

Problems:

- communicate new system of Public Transport facilities to the population

- Achieving a positive attitude for these flexible programs

- Use of modern communications technology to order the drives and

Information on the vehicle arrivals (in real times)

The planning of public transport forms in a region should be based on the

following principle:

- Identify the main axes (railways or standard buses)

- Organize shuttle and area distribution of traffic by Public Transport with different

service types - Special use of alternative forms of public transport (road), i.e. call buses, call taxis, not timetable-bound traffic etc.

- The organization of public transport in the region and the connection to the

central and regional centers must have a uniform and efficient public transport

system

The principles are the following:

- Local transport plans form the basis - Funding must be secured - Achieve clear legal regulations

- Citizens' buses and possible private forms (carpooling, etc.) should have a

"special function (complementary function ore outside the rush hour etc.).


3 Regional public transport systems

3.1 General information

The Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) acts as the comprehensive public

transport coordinator in the German Federal state Sachsen-Anhalt (and with this also in

the district Wittenberg).

• The federal state Saxony-Anhalt is the PTA for the public railway transport and the

PTA but NASA is responsible on behalf of the State for the performance of many

tasks, including planning, ordering and financing of the railway passenger transport

(i.e. the classical activities of a regional responsible authority for rail transport).

• NASA supports the transport authorities (administrative district offices) of public

road passenger transport in the planning and funding of bus services in the national

network

• In addition, NASA has a variety of tasks in the organization and promotion of public

transport in Saxony-Anhalt (developing competition in the rail transportation,

developing the integral clock schedule system, supporting the transport companies

in installing of alternative transport forms, promotion the development of passenger

interface buildings and equipment, operation jointly with the transport companies

the national transport information system INSA etc.) / 5 /.


3.2 Public rail transport

An important backbone of public transport in the region Wittenberg is the public rail

transport. The figure 3.1. shows the railway net.

Figure 3.1: Railway net in district Wittenberg

At the time-table-lines (KBS) in the network Wittenberg railway passenger services in public

transport (rail) (Table 3.1) are provided. These services correspond with the definitions of

PTA (rail) and NASA.


Table 3.1: Railway service in district Wittenberg / 2 /

Time-table route

Train number

Stations Vehicle following time (minutes)

Monday - Friday Saturday, Sunday, Holiday

205 RE 5 Lutherstadt Wittenberg - Zörnigall - Bülzig - Zahna - Klebitz (- Jüterbog - Berlin – Rostock)

120 120

205 RE 5 (Stralsund - Berlin - Jüterbog -) Linda/Elster – Holzdorf/Elster (- Herzberg – Falkenberg)

120 120

207 RE 7 (Wünsdorf-Waldstadt - Berlin - Bad Belzig) - Jeber-Bergfrieden (- Dessau)

60 120

216 RE 15 (Magdeburg – Dessau -) Klieken - Coswig - Griebo - Lutherstadt Wittenberg (some stops)

Exclusive individual trips

-

216 RB 51 (Halle/Leipzig - Dessau -) Klieken - Coswig - Griebo - Lutherstadt Wittenberg (some stops) - Elster - Jessen - Annaburg (- Falkenberg)

60 (120 + V ab Lu. Wittenberg)

60 (120 ab Lu.

Wittenberg)

250 RB 57* Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Pratau - Bergwitz - Radis - Gräfenhainichen (- Bitterfeld – Leipzig)

120* + V 120

250 RB 80* Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Pratau - Bergwitz - Radis - Gräfenhainichen (- Bitterfeld – Halle)

120* + V 120

* Trains RB 57 and RB 80 operate between Lutherstadt Wittenberg and Bitterfeld in phase of 1 hour. Monday - Friday partly in 30 min-phase.


3.3 Public transport (road)

Line bundles and Transport companies

The public road transport in the district of Wittenberg is carried out in 5 line bundles by

following transport companies:

• Public transport cooperation Neuer Wittenberger Busverkehr (4 permit holder, 10

subcontractors) in the line bundles 1-3 with 18 regional bus lines and 5 city bus lines

• Otto Müller Omnibusbetrieb GmbH & Co KG in the line bundle 4 with 5 regional

bus lines

• Vetter GmbH in the line bundle 5 with 4 regional bus lines

Figure 3.2 C shows the current lines and the line bundling network in the region. Figure 3.2: Bus lines and line bundling in the region Wittenberg 2012 / 2 /


Development of the schedule offer

Figure 3.3: Development of the schedule offer in the region (1.000 time table-km) / 2 /

The Figure 3.3. shows in the average approximately 4.4 million time-table km per year from

2009 to 2012. The percentage of timetable kilometers in the flexible operating form has been

increased in the past years to a level of about 35% from the whole public transport (road).

Development of the demand

Figure 3.4: Development of the demand in public regional transport (1.000 trips per year) / 2 /


Quality of service in public transport (road)

The operating time for the public road transport as total supply in the district of Wittenberg

names daily the period of at least 05.00 - 23.00 o`clock. This concerns both the solid fixed

timetable in scheduled services as well as the flexible forms of transport with call buses and

call taxis.

The lines on the specially defined connection - axes of priority should provide a largely

clock face driving range and possible have to special school trips no difference in operation

between school days and school holidays. The importance of these axes justifies usually

create a unified offering without significant defaults in the school holidays. Figure 3.5: Public transport axes in district Wittenberg as goal in / 2 /


For the regional bus transportation should be achieved: Table 3.2: Operating period in public regional transport bus in district Wittenberg as goal in / 2 /

Minimum operating period Minimum takt

Monday until Friday 05.00 bis 19.00 o` clock 60-min-phase

Saturday 08.00 bis 16.00 0`clock 120-min-phase

Sunday, Holyday Flexible offer

In the city public transport in Lutherstadt Wittenberg should be organized a 30-min-takt at specific traffic axes:

Table 3.3: Operating period in public city transport bus in Lutherstadt Wittenberg as goal in / 2 /

Minimum operating period Minimum takt

Monday until Friday 05.00 bis 20.00 o`clock 60-Minuten-phase

Saturday 08.00 bis 16.00 o`clock 60-Minuten-phase

Sunday, Holyday 08.00 bis 16.00 o`clock 120-Minuten-phase

3.4 Area in district Wittenberg, which is provided for the AMC campaign

According to the current state of knowledge, is provided to carry out the AMC campaign (in

the project Smart Move) to achieve a better utilization the call buses and call taxis in the

area Jessen, Annaburg and Prettin. This is an area in southeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.


Figure 3.6: area with the planned AMC Campaign in district Wittenberg

The area is located in the district`s territory as following of figure 3.7


Figure 3.7: location of the AMC-Campaign-area in the district

4 References

1. Statistical Office of Saxony-Anhalt 2013

2. Master plan Public Transportation district Wittenberg 2015-2020 (8. July 2013)

3. Urban development concept "Wittenberg" 3. Update 2008 4. Statistical Office of Saxony-Anhalt, the population of the municipalities - state:

31.12.2013 (updated based on the Census 2011)

5. NASA Website http://www.nasa.de/

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