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{{Infobox German location
|type = Ortsteil
|Town = [[Annaburg]]
|image_photo       =
|image_coa            = kein
|coordinates       = {{coord|51|42|N|12|57|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state        = Sachsen-Anhalt
|district         = Wittenberg
|elevation              = 74
|area            = 11.12
|population         = 251
|Stand             = 2009-12-31
|postal_code               = 06922
|area_code           = 035386
|licence               = WB
}}
'''Plossig''' is a village and a former municipality in [[Wittenberg (district)|Wittenberg]] district in [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town [[Annaburg]]. The municipality belonged to the [[Amt (subnational entity)|administrative community]] (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of [[Annaburg-Prettin]].
==Geography==
Plossig lies about 12&nbsp;km south of [[Jessen (Elster)|Jessen]] on the edge of the [[Düben Heath Nature Park]].
==History==
From 1815 to 1944, Plossig was part of the [[Prussia|Prussian]] [[Province of Saxony]] and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of [[Halle-Merseburg]].
After [[World War II]], Plossig was incorporated into the Province (since 1947, State) of [[Saxony-Anhalt (1945–1952)|Saxony-Anhalt]] from 1945 to 1952 and the [[Bezirk Cottbus]] of [[East Germany]] from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Plossig has been part of [[Saxony-Anhalt]], since 2011 as a part of [[Annaburg]].
==Economy and transportation==
Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 187 between Jessen and [[Wittenberg]] lies 12&nbsp;km away.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.annaburg.de ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft's'' website]
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[[Category:Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt]]
[[Category:Annaburg]]
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