Bernburg

Also known as Bernburg/Saale

Bernburg (Saale) () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the Salzlandkreis district. The former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes is known for its Renaissance castle.

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Bernburg is a town in the Salzlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and serves as the district's capital. It is historically significant as the former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes and is known for its Renaissance castle.

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Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_photo: Herbststimmung in Bernburg.jpg
German place.image_caption: Bernburg Castle on the Saale river
German place.image_coa: DE-ST 15-0-89-030 Bernburg COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Bernburg (Saale) in SLK.png
German place.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German place.district: Salzlandkreis
German place.elevation: 85
German place.area: 113.48
German place.postal_code: 06406
German place.area_code: 03471, 034692
German place.licence: SLK
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 15 0 89 030
German place.divisions: 7
German place.website: www.bernburg.de
German place.mayor: Silvia Ristow
German place.leader_term: 2021–28
German place.party: The Left

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bernburg (Saale)
Population: 32106
Area: 113.48
Elevation: 85
Official website: www.bernburg.de
Image: Bernburg 111211.jpg
Dialing code: 03471
Licence plate code: BBG

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postal code: 06406
Commons category: Bernburg (Saale)
Commons gallery: Bernburg (Saale)
short name: Bernburg/Saale
P8168: nickel–iron battery
hashtag: BernburgSaale

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Geography
Paleontology
History
Bernburg memorial
Gallery
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Honorary citizen
Sons and daughters of the city
People who have worked on the ground
See also
References
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Bernburg (Saale) () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the Salzlandkreis district. The former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes is known for its Renaissance castle.

==Geography== The town centre is situated in the fertile Magdeburg Börde lowland on the Saale river, approx. downstream from Halle and up stream from Magdeburg. It is dominated by the huge Bernburg Castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its moat.