Schönburg (Saale)
Municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Schönburg | |
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Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district | |
Coordinates: 51°10′N 11°52′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 |
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Quick Facts Lordship (County, Principality) of SchönburgHerrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Schönburg, Status ...
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 | ||||||||
• Partitioned into Upper and Lower Schönburg | 1569 | ||||||||
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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.