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Schönebeck (Elbe)

Schönebeck
Schönebeck centre
Schönebeck centre
Coat of arms of Schönebeck
Coat of arms
Schönebeck   is located in Germany
Schönebeck
Schönebeck
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 (2015-12-31)
 • Total 31,366
 • Density 370/km2 (950/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]) 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.

Schönebeck is twinned with:

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



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