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Wechselburg

Wechselburg
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Coat of arms of Wechselburg
Coat of arms
Location of Wechselburg within Mittelsachsen district
Wechselburg in FG.png
Wechselburg is located in Germany
Wechselburg
Wechselburg
Wechselburg is located in Saxony
Wechselburg
Wechselburg
Coordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Subdivisions13
Government
 • MayorRenate Naumann
Area
 • Total25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi)
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
(2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,778
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09306
Dialling codes037384
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
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