Schönebeck

Schönebeck
Schönebeck centre

Coat of arms
Schönebeck
Location of Schönebeck within Salzlandkreis district
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 Bert Knoblauch (CDU)
Area
 • Total 85.77 km2 (33.12 sq mi)
Elevation 51 m (167 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 31,038
 • Density 360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 39218
Dialling codes 03928
Vehicle registration SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT
Website www.schoenebeck.de

Schönebeck (German: [ˈʃøːnəbɛk] ( listen)) 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:

Celebrity connections

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

References

Notes
  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2017" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
  2. ↑ "Jarosław Official Website - Partner Cities". (in Polish) © 2008 Urząd Miasta Jarosław. Ul. Rynek 1, 37-500 Jarosław. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  • Wikisource "Schönebeck". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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