Schönburg (Saale)
Schönburg | |
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Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district | |
| 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 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
• 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 | ||||||||
• Partitioned into Upper and Lower Schönburg | 1569 | ||||||||
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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.
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.