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

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

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. It is situated on the left bank of the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

, approx. southeast of

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebur ...

. 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, approx. 11 km northwest of Hanover. The name Garbsen can be traced back to 1223. Today's 13 city districts have partly developed i ...

, Germany *

Söke Söke is a town and the largest district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of western Turkey, 54 km (34 miles) south-west of the city of Aydın, near the Aegean coast. It had 121.940 population in 2020. It neighbours are Germencik fro ...

, Turkey *

Trakai Trakai (; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a historic town and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. T ...

, 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 *

Erik Neutsch Erik Neutsch (21 June 193 – 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 rulin ...

(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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