BITTERFELD, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Saxony, 26m. N. of Leipzig by rail, on the river Mulde, and an important junction of railways from Leipzig and Halle to Berlin. Pop. (1933) 21,400. Its manufactures include drain pipes and machinery; there are several coal-mines in the vicinity. The town was built by a colony of Flemish immigrants in It was captured by the landgrave of Meissen in 1476, and belonged thenceforth to Saxony, until it was ceded to Prussia in 1815. Owing to its pleasant situation and accessibility, it has become a favourite residence of business men of Leipzig and Halle.