Anhalt (disambiguation)

Anhalt, a historical region of Germany, has formed part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 1990.

Anhalt may refer to:

Places

• Principality of Anhalt, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, at times partitioned into:
  • Anhalt-Aschersleben
  • Anhalt-Bernburg
  • Anhalt-Dessau
  • Anhalt-Köthen
  • Anhalt-Zerbst
• Duchy of Anhalt, formed in 1863 after the unification of the above entities
• Free State of Anhalt, a state of Germany formed in 1918 after the abolition of the duchy
• The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Anhalt
• Hołdunów (former name in German: Anhalt), a district of Lędziny, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

People

• The ruling House of Ascania, also known as House of Anhalt
• Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458–1526), Bishop of Merseburg
• Edna Anhalt (1914–1987), screenwriter
• Edward Anhalt (1914–2000), screenwriter, producer, and documentary film-maker
• Fred Anhalt (1896-1996), builder and contractor
• Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (born 1943), socialite
• Günther Anhalt (1906–1945), Waffen-SS officer
• István Anhalt (1919–2012), composer
• Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679–1740), Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
• Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (1898–1983), wife of Prince Joachim of Prussia

See also

• Anhalt Hall in Comal County, Texas
• Anholt (disambiguation)
  • Anholt (Denmark), a small island in the Kattegat, sometimes rendered as "Anhalt" in English