Schönburg (Saale)
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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Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district   | |
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| Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 11°52′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wethautal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Friedrich Prüfer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,046 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 06618 |
| Dialling codes | 03445 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
Lordship (County, Principality) of Schönburg Herrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Schönburg | |||||||||
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| 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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• 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.
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Circles est. 1500: Bavarian, Swabian, Upper Rhenish, Lower Rhenish–Westphalian, Franconian, (Lower) Saxon Circles est. 1512: Austrian, Burgundian, Upper Saxon, Electoral Rhenish · Unencircled territories | ||
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2018" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
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