Schwanebeck

Schwanebeck
Coat of arms of Schwanebeck
Location of Schwanebeck within Harz district
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Schwanebeck is located in Germany
Schwanebeck
Schwanebeck
Schwanebeck is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Schwanebeck
Schwanebeck
Coordinates: 51°58′3″N 11°7′15″E / 51.96750°N 11.12083°E / 51.96750; 11.12083
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
Municipal assoc.Vorharz
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Benno Liebner[1]
Area
 • Total32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,402
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39397
Dialling codes039424
Vehicle registrationHZ
Websitewww.stadt-schwanebeck.de

Schwanebeck is a small town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Vorharz.

St Peter's Church

The municipal area is situated northeast of Halberstadt, on the Bundesstraße 245 highway to Hamersleben. Since 2010, it also comprises the former municipality of Nienhagen.[3]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt