What is "anhalt"

Anhalt is a historical region of Germany, which is now included in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Throughout history, the name Anhalt may refer to:

• Principality of Anhalt, 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
• the ruling House of Ascania, also known as House of Anhalt
• Free State of Anhalt, state of Germany formed in 1918 after the duchy was abolished
• The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Anhalt

Anhalt is also the surname of:

• 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
• 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