Schönebeck

Schönebeck (German: [ˈʃøːnəbɛk] (listen)) is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. 14 kilometres (9 miles) southeast of Magdeburg.

This article is about the town in Saxony-Anhalt. For other uses, see Schönebeck (disambiguation).

Schönebeck
Schönebeck centre
Coat of arms
Location of Schönebeck within Salzlandkreis district
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Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°45′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Salzlandkreis
Government
• Mayor	Bert Knoblauch (CDU)
Area
• Total	85.77 km^2 (33.12 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	30,720
• Density	360/km^2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	39218
Dialling codes	03928
Vehicle registration	SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT
Website	www.schoenebeck.de

For much of the twentieth century it was noted for its large salt mine.

The manor house of Schönebeck was owned by Count Heinrich von Blumenthal, Mayor of Magdeburg, until 1810.

The firm of Sellier & Bellot opened a munitions factory there in the 1829.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Schönebeck is twinned with:[2]

• Farmers Branch, United States
• Garbsen, Germany
• Pardubice, Czech Republic
• Söke, Turkey
• Trakai, Lithuania

Celebrity connections

Schönebeck was the birthplace of the writer Erik Neutsch (1931-2013).

See also

• Schönebeck (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)

References

Notes

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2018" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
2. "Städtepartnerschaften". schoenebeck.de (in German). Schönebeck (Elbe). Retrieved 2019-11-28.

External links

• "Schönebeck" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.