Schönburg (Saale)
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Schönburg | |
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Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district | |
Schönburg Schönburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′N 11°52′E / 51.167°N 11.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wethautal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Karsten Stützer[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,070 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06618 |
| Dialling codes | 03445 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
Lordship (County, Principality) of Schönburg Herrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Schönburg | |||||||||
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| 1182–1803 | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Schönburg (Saale) | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1182 | ||||||||
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• Mediatised to Saxony | 1803 | ||||||||
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Schönburg is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated 5 km east of Naumburg, on the river Saale. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.
The castle was built by the House of Schönburg around 1120 and came into the ownership of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz during the following century.
References
[edit]- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
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