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

Instance of: district capital
Official name: Bernburg (Saale)
Country: Germany
Population: 32106
Area: 113.48
Elevation: 85
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Saale
Capital of: Bernburg
Official website: www.bernburg.de
Image: Bernburg 111211.jpg
Dialing code: 03471
Licence plate code: BBG

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postal code: 06406
twinned administrative body: Fourmies
Commons category: Bernburg (Saale)
topic's main category: Category:Bernburg
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bernburg (Saale)
category for people born here: Category:Births in Bernburg (Saale)
Commons gallery: Bernburg (Saale)
short name: Bernburg/Saale
category of associated people: Category:People from Bernburg
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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
hashtag: BernburgSaale

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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
External links

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.

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