Bitterfeld-Wolfen (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪtɐfɛltˌvɔlfn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

It is situated in south-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, west of the river Mulde, in an area dominated by heavy industry and lignite mining.

Adjoining municipalities are from the north and clockwise Raguhn-Jeßnitz, Muldestausee, Delitzsch, Sandersdorf-Brehna and Zörbig.

[4] (of the present-day town) ¹ Census results ² 2011 Census ³ Source: Bitterfeld-Wolfen Town Hall Source: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt[5] Bitterfeld has approximately 15,000 inhabitants (2006).

The discovery of lignite in 1846 and the construction of an Agfa dye factory in 1895 brought industry and population growth.