Wechselburg
Wechselburg | |
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Basilica of the Holy Cross | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wechselburg
within Mittelsachsen district | |
Location of Wechselburg | |
Wechselburg Wechselburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Daniel Bergert[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.66 km2 (9.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,743 |
| • Density | 67.93/km2 (175.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09306 |
| Dialling codes | 037384 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.wechselburg.de |
Wechselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛksl̩bʊʁk]) 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.
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
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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