Freyburg
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town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Saxony-Anhalt
- District
- Burgenlandkreis
- Municipal assoc
- Unstruttal
- Mayor 2022 29
- Udo Mänicke
- Total
- 46.55 km (17.97 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 110 m (360 ft)
- Density
- 95.23/km (246.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Postal codes
- 06632
- Dialling codes
- 034464
- Vehicle registration
- BLK
- Website
- www.freyburg-info.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Freyburg ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaɪbʊʁk] ) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut, 9 km northwest of Hanseatic Naumburg, 63 km from Leipzig and 231 km from Berlin. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Unstruttal. On 1 July 2009 it absorbed the former municipalities Pödelist, Schleberoda, Weischütz and Zeuchfeld. Freyburg consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Dobichau, Freyburg, Nißmitz, Pödelist, Schleberoda, Weischütz, Zeuchfeld and Zscheiplitz.
The town is a tourist destination, best known for its vineyards, historic town centre, superb 11th-century castle and associations with Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (founder of modern gymnastics). One of the most prosperous towns in the region, Freyburg is nicknamed "Tuscany of the North" It is the headquarters of one of the world's largest wine companies.
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