Schnellin

Schnellin is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Bad Schmiedeberg.GeographyLocationSchnellin lies about 17 km southeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the edge of the Düben Heath Nature Park.Constituent communitiesSchnellin has one of these: Merkwitz.HistorySchnellin had its first documentary mention in 1388 under the name Slenyn.Regular eventsThe village festival is held yearly at Whitsun weekend.Economy and transportationFederal Highway B 182 between Wittenberg and Torgau is about 2 km away.