Schköna

Schköna
Ortsteil of Gräfenhainichen
Location of Schköna
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Coordinates: 51°41′N 12°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Town	Gräfenhainichen
Area
• Total	29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2009-12-31)
• Total	744
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06773
Dialling codes	034955
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	www.schkoena.de

Schköna is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since January 1, 2011, it is part of the town Gräfenhainichen. It was part of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Tor zur Dübener Heide since January 1, 2005.

Geography and transport

Schköna lies about 9 km southeast of Gräfenhainichen and about 13 km from Bad Düben, in the middle of the Düben Heath, putting the community within the Düben Heath Nature Park. Through the community runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 107.

History

Schköna had its first documentary mention in the Meißen Bishopric Register of 1346 under the name Skogen. This placename, Skogen, is of Slavic origin, but its meaning is unknown. In the Thirty Years' War, Schköna was utterly destroyed by the Swedes, as were many places in the region. The church was only built anew in 1670.

In 1950, nearby Hohenlubast was amalgamated with Schköna.

Subdivisions

Schköna has one of these: Hohenlubast.

Sightseeing

• Church in Hohenlubast
• Stately home in Schköna
• Wilhemsgrube, a small, former strip mine where brown coal was mined.

External links

• Gemeinde Schköna
• Düben Heath Nature Park