Wechselburg
Wechselburg | |
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 Basilica of the Holy Cross | |
 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Wechselburg within Mittelsachsen district | |
  Wechselburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°ECoordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Renate Naumann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,766 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09306 |
| Dialling codes | 037384 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.wechselburg.de |
Wechselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛksəlbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, the Wechselburg Priory.
The lordship and the castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1546 until 1945.
Wechselburg Palace
Personalities[]
Sons and daughters of the community[]
- Karl Schlegel (aviator) (1893–1918), pilot in the First World War
Persons in connection with the municipality[]
- Martin Keller (athlete) (born 1986), athlete (sprinter)
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
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