Schönebeck
Appearance
Schönebeck | |
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Location of Schönebeck within Salzlandkreis district | |
Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°45′E / 52.017°N 11.750°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Salzlandkreis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bert Knoblauch (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 85.77 km2 (33.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 30,389 |
• Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 39218 |
Dialling codes | 03928 |
Vehicle registration | SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT |
Website | www.schoenebeck.de |
Schönebeck (German: [ˈʃøːnəbɛk] ) 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.
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
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
References
- Notes
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". schoenebeck.de (in German). Schönebeck (Elbe). Retrieved 2019-11-28.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .