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Municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Schönburg
Municipality
Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district
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Coordinates: 51°10′N 11°52′E / 51.167°N 11.867°E / 51.167; 11.867
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBurgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.Wethautal
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Karsten Stützer
Area
 • Total14.83 km (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation151 m (495 ft)
Population
 • Total1,070
 • Density72/km (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes06618
Dialling codes03445
Vehicle registrationBLK
Lordship (County, Principality) of SchönburgHerrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Schönburg
1182–1803
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalSchönburg (Saale)
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established 1182
• Partitioned into Upper
    and Lower Schönburg
 
1569
• Upper Schönburg raised
    to county
 
1700
• Under Vögterei of
    the Electorate of Saxony
 
1740
• Upper Sch partitioned
    to Sch-Hartenstein
    and Sch-Waldenburg
 
 
1790
• Mediatised to Saxony 1803
Preceded by Succeeded by
Duchy of Saxony Duchy of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony

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

  1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
Holy Roman Empire Upper Saxon Circle (1512–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire
Electorates Map indicating the Upper Saxon Circle of the Holy Roman Empire
Ecclesiastical
Secular
Prelates
Counts / Lords
Circles est. 1500: Bavarian, Swabian, Upper Rhenish, Lower Rhenish–Westphalian, Franconian, (Lower) Saxon
Circles est. 1512: Austrian, Burgundian, Upper Saxon, Electoral Rhenish     ·     Unencircled territories
See also: Ernestine duchies
Towns and municipalities in the district of Burgenlandkreis


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