Schönebeck (), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the
district of Salzlandkreis, in
Saxony-Anhalt
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and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
,
Germany
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. It is situated on the left bank of the
Elbe
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, approx. southeast of
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river.
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...
.
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.
Geography
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:
[Hauptsatzung der Stadt Schönebeck (Elbe)]
February 2021.
Statistisches Bundesamt
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The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical informati ...
* Plötzky
*Pretzien
Pretzien is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Schönebeck.
In June 2006 there was a scandal after some newspapers reported, that some neo ...
* Ranies
Twin towns – sister cities
Schönebeck is twinned with:Garbsen
Garbsen () is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately northwest of Hanover. The name Garbsen can be traced back to 1223. Today's 13 city districts have partly developed in ...
, Germany
* Söke, Turkey
* Trakai
Trakai (; see Trakai#Names and etymology, names section for alternative and historic names) is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania or just from the administrative limits of the Lithuanian capi ...
, Lithuania
Schönebeck also have friendly relations with Farmers Branch, Texas, United States.[
]
Notable people
* Christoph Grabinski (born 1990), footballer
* Katharina Heise (1891–1964), sculptor, painter and printmaker
* Willi Krakau (1911–1995), racing driver
* Erik Neutsch (1931–2013), writer
See also
* Schönebeck (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
References
External links
*
Towns in Saxony-Anhalt
Salzlandkreis
Populated riverside places in Germany
Populated places on the Elbe
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