Schwanebeck
Schwanebeck | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwanebeck within Harz district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°58′3″N 11°7′15″E / 51.96750°N 11.12083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Harz |
| Municipal assoc. | Vorharz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Benno Liebner[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,402 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 39397 |
| Dialling codes | 039424 |
| Vehicle registration | HZ |
| Website | www.stadt-schwanebeck.de |
Schwanebeck is a small town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Vorharz.
The municipal area is situated northeast of Halberstadt, on the Bundesstraße 245 highway to Hamersleben. Since 2010, it also comprises the former municipality of Nienhagen.[3]
History
A
secularised according to the 1648 Peace of Westphalia
.
The Schwanebeck citizens received
Albert II of Halberstadt had a chapel erected in 1334 which soon became a major pilgrimage site. The present parish church dedicated to St Peter was erected about 1345 and rebuilt in a Baroque style in the late 17th century. With the Brandenburg Principality of Halberstadt, Schwanebeck was incorporated into the Prussian Province of Saxony
by 1817.
Notable people
- Detlef Enge (born 1952), footballer.
References
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- Statistisches Bundesamt
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