Schönburg (Saale)

Schönburg
Municipality
Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district
Schönburg Show map of Germany Schönburg Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°10′N 11°52′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wethautal
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Karsten Stützer[1]
Area
• Total	14.83 km^2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,070
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06618
Dialling codes	03445
Vehicle registration	BLK

Lordship (County, Principality) of Schönburg Herrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Schönburg
1182–1803
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Schönburg (Saale)
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1182
• Partitioned into Upper     and Lower Schönburg	1569
• Upper Schönburg raised     to county	1700
• Under Vögterei of     the Electorate of Saxony	1740
• Upper Sch partitioned     to Sch-Hartenstein     and Sch-Waldenburg	1790
• Mediatised to Saxony	1803
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Saxony Kingdom of Saxony

Schönburg is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated 5 km east of Naumburg, on the river Saale. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.

The castle was built by the House of Schönburg around 1120 and came into the ownership of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz during the following century.

References

1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.