Freyburg | |
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Location of Freyburg within Burgenlandkreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°12′46″N 11°46′11″E / 51.21278°N 11.76972°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Burgenlandkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Unstruttal |
Subdivisions | 3 |
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 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06632 |
Dialling codes | 034464 |
Vehicle registration | BLK |
Website | www.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".