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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.
Schönburg | |
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Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district  | |
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| 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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| 1790 | |||||||||
• Mediatised to Saxony | 1803 | ||||||||
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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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