Ströbeck

Schachdorf Ströbeck is a village in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which since 1 January 2010 is part of the town of Halberstadt in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Located about west of the city centre, the Schachdorf ("chess village") is known for its long historic connection with chess.

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German location.Town: Halberstadt
German location.name: Schachdorf Ströbeck
German location.image_coa: DE-ST 15-0-85-135 Stroebeck COA.png
German location.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German location.district: Harz
German location.elevation: 156
German location.area: 13.46
German location.population: 1149
German location.Stand: 2006-12-31
German location.postal_code: 38822
German location.area_code: 039427
German location.licence: HZ
German location.type: Stadtteil

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Area: 13.46
Elevation: 156
Official website: www.harzvorland-huy.de/html/body_strobeck.html
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13449, Ströbeck, Lebendes Schachspiel.jpg
Dialing code: 039427

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Commons category: Ströbeck
postal code: 38822
P8168: Feg Murray
nickname: Schachspielerdorf

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History
Chess
Chess traditions
Notable residents
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==History== thumb|left|St Pancras' Church The first mention of Strebechi dates back to 995, when King Otto III of Germany dedicated the estate in the Eastphalian Harzgau to his sister Abbess Adelaide of Quedlinburg. In 1004 his successor King Henry II granted it to Drübeck Abbey. Ströbeck was a fief of the Bishopric of Halberstadt, later held by the comital House of Regenstein, from 1343 by the Counts of Wernigerode.