Schönebeck

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Schönebeck

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Schönebeck centre

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Location of Schönebeck within Salzlandkreis district

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Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°45′E﻿ / ﻿52.017°N 11.750°E﻿ / 52.017; 11.750Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°45′E﻿ / ﻿52.017°N 11.750°E﻿ / 52.017; 11.750
Country| Germany
State| Saxony-Anhalt
District| Salzlandkreis
Government

• Mayor (2020-27) | Bert Knoblauch[1] (CDU)
Area

• Total| 85.77 km2 (33.12 sq mi)
Elevation

| 51 m (167 ft)
Population

(2020-12-31)[2]

• Total| 30,387
• 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] (listen)), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), 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.

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 Twin towns – sister cities
* 3 Notable people
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Geography[edit]

The town Schönebeck consists of Schönebeck proper and three Ortschaften or municipal divisions, that were independent municipalities until January 2009, when they were absorbed into Schönebeck:[3][4]

* Plötzky
* Pretzien
* Ranies

## Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

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

Schönebeck is twinned with:[5]

* Garbsen, Germany
* Söke, Turkey
* Trakai, Lithuania

Schönebeck also have friendly relations with Farmers Branch, Texas, United States.[5]

## Notable people[edit]

* Christoph Grabinski (born 1990), footballer
* Katharina Heise (1891–1964), sculptor, painter and printmaker
* Erik Neutsch (1931–2013), writer

## See also[edit]

* Schönebeck (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Schönebeck (Elbe), February 2021.
4. ^ Gebietsänderungen am 01.01.2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
5. ^ a b "Städtepartnerschaften". schoenebeck.de (in German). Schönebeck (Elbe). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

## External links[edit]

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

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Towns and municipalities in the district of Salzlandkreis

* Alsleben
* Aschersleben
* Barby
* Bernburg
* Bördeaue
* Börde-Hakel
* Bördeland
* Borne
* Calbe
* Egeln
* Giersleben
* Güsten
* Hecklingen
* Ilberstedt
* Könnern
* Nienburg
* Plötzkau
* Schönebeck
* Seeland
* Staßfurt
* Wolmirsleben

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