Freyburg, Germany

Freyburg
Town
Coat of arms of Freyburg
Coat of arms
Location of Freyburg within Burgenlandkreis district
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Freyburg is located in Germany
Freyburg
Freyburg
Freyburg is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Freyburg
Freyburg
Coordinates: 51°12′46″N 11°46′11″E / 51.21278°N 11.76972°E / 51.21278; 11.76972
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBurgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.Unstruttal
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Udo Mänicke[1]
Area
 • Total
46.57 km2 (17.98 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,596
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06632
Dialling codes034464
Vehicle registrationBLK
Websitewww.freyburg-info.de

Freyburg 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.[3] Freyburg consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Dobichau, Freyburg, Nißmitz, Pödelist, Schleberoda, Weischütz, Zeuchfeld and Zscheiplitz.[4]

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"[5] It is the headquarters of one of the world's largest wine companies.[6]

The town and the castle of Freyburg are part of the World Heritage designation "Naumburg Cathedral and the High Medieval Cultural Landscape of the Rivers Saale and Unstrut".

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
  4. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Freyburg (Unstrut), July 2019.
  5. ^ "Freyburg". April 2016.
  6. ^ "Business | The Economist". The Economist.