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Wechselburg | |
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 Basilica of the Holy Cross | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wechselburg within Mittelsachsen district  | |
  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 | 25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,753 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/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: [ˈvɛksəlbʊʁk]) 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.
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.