Schönebeck

This article is about the town in Saxony-Anhalt. For other uses, see Schönebeck (disambiguation).

Schönebeck
Town
Schönebeck centre
Coat of arms
Location of Schönebeck within Salzlandkreis district
Schönebeck Schönebeck
Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°45′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)
• 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Schönebeck is twinned with:

• Jarosław in Poland (since 2007)

Celebrity connections

Schönebeck was the birthplace of the writer Erik Neutsch (1931-2013).

References

Notes

External links

• "Schönebeck" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.