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For the pharaoh, see Nebra (Pharaoh). For the composers, see Manuel Blasco de Nebra and José de Nebra.

Nebra
Town
Coat of arms of Nebra
Coat of arms
Location of Nebra (Unstrut) within Burgenlandkreis district
SaxonyThuringiaSaalekreisAn der PoststraßeMeinewehBad BibraBalgstädtDroyßigEckartsbergaElsteraueElsteraueFreyburgFinneFinneFinnelandGleinaGoseckGutenbornHohenmölsenKaiserpfalzKaiserpfalzKarsdorfKretzschauLanitz-Hassel-TalLaucha an der UnstrutLützenMertendorfMolauer LandNaumburgNebraOsterfeldSchnaudertalSchönburg (Saale)StößenTeuchernWeißenfelsWethauWetterzeubeZeitz
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBurgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.Unstruttal
Government
 • MayorGerhard Hildebrandt (CDU)
Area
 • Total
25.42 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
3,085
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06642
Dialling codes034461
Vehicle registrationBLK
Websitewww.stadt-nebra.de

Nebra (official name: Nebra (Unstrut)) is a town in the district of Burgenlandkreis of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut.

Geography

Nebra lies between Querfurt and Naumburg on the Unstrut river in the west of Burgenlandkreis county.

Structure

Locality Population
Nebra 2467
Reinsdorf 551
Wangen 551

Neighboring Towns

Neighboring towns are Querfurt, Barnstädt and Steigra (all three in Saalekreis) to the north, Karsdorf to the east, Bad Bibra to the south and Kaiserpfalz to the west.

History

In 1962, four Magdalenian figurines were found near Nebra from the late Upper Paleolithic, which belong to the oldest known artwork in Saxony-Anhalt. The figures are 12,000 to 14,000 years old.

The town is perhaps most famous due to the Nebra skydisk, which was found in Wangen near Nebra in 1999. It only became public in 2002 when the finders tried to sell it and were arrested. It was created between 2100 and 1700 BCE and buried in approximately 1600 BCE.

The oldest historical documents mentioning Nebra date back to 876. Town privileges were acquired in the 12th century.

Nebra Castle was built in 1540 by the von Nißmitz brothers.

For many centuries, red sandstone was mined in the region which was used for castles and farmhouses.

Between 1952 and 1994, Nebra was the seat of the Nebra municipality in Halle district.

The name of the town was changed on 1 January 1998, from Nebra to Nebra (Unstrut).

Nebra Sky Disk, a famous artifact of the bronze age (1600 BC)
New Castle of Nebra

On 1 July 2009 the previously separate village of Wangen was merged with Nebra,[2] and on 1 September 2010 the village Reinsdorf was annexed.[3]

Nebra today features the Courths-Mahler archives and a museum displaying the history of the Nebra skydisk.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  2. ^ StBA: Änderungen bei den Gemeinden Deutschlands, siehe 2009, 2. Liste
  3. ^ StBA: Änderungen bei den Gemeinden Deutschlands, siehe 2010

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