Schönebeck (), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

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. It is situated on the left bank of the

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, approx. southeast of

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. For much of the twentieth century it was noted for its large

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. The manor house of Schönebeck was owned by Count Heinrich

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, Mayor of Magdeburg, until 1810. The firm of

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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.

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Plötzky Plötzky 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 Schönebeck (), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of ...

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 Ranies 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 Schönebeck (), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of Sa ...

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 Söke is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,064 km2, and its population is 123,301 (2022). It is the largest district of Aydın Province by area. Söke is 54 km (34 miles) south-west of the city of Ayd� ...

, Turkey *

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, Lithuania Schönebeck also have friendly relations with

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, United States.

Notable people

Christoph Grabinski Christoph Grabinski (born 12 March 1990 in Schönebeck) is a German footballer, who currently plays for Einheit Rudolstadt. Career He began his career 1. FC Magdeburg before 2008 moving to the youth from FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jen ...

(born 1990), footballer * Katharina Heise (1891–1964), sculptor, painter and printmaker *

Willi Krakau Willi Krakau (4 December 1911, Felgeleben (now Schönebeck) – 26 April 1995) was a racing driver from Germany. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he built a reputation as a constructor of special racing cars, sometimes based on the BMW 328, ...

(1911–1995), racing driver *

Erik Neutsch Erik Neutsch (21 June 1931 – 20 August 2013) was one of the most successful writers in East Germany. Life Early years Erik Neutsch came from a working family. After successfully completing his high school career he joined, in 1949, the ru ...

(1931–2013), writer

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* Towns in Saxony-Anhalt Salzlandkreis Populated riverside places in Germany Populated places on the Elbe {{Salzlandkreis-geo-stub

Geography

Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people

See also

References

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