Schönebeck

This article is about the town in Saxony-Anhalt. For other uses, see Schönebeck (disambiguation).

Schönebeck (German: [ˈʃøːnəbɛk] ^ⓘ), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. 14 kilometres (9 miles) southeast of Magdeburg.

Schönebeck
Town
Schönebeck centre
Coat of arms
Location of Schönebeck within Salzlandkreis district
Schönebeck Show map of Germany Schönebeck Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 52°1′N 11°45′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Salzlandkreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Bert Knoblauch[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	86.05 km2 (33.22 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	30,419
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39218
Dialling codes	03928
Vehicle registration	SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT
Website	www.schoenebeck.de

For much of the twentieth century it was noted for its large salt mine.

The manor house of Schönebeck was owned by Count Heinrich von Blumenthal, Mayor of Magdeburg, until 1810.

The firm of Sellier & Bellot opened a munitions factory there in the 1829.

Geography

The town Schönebeck consists of Schönebeck proper and three Ortschaften or municipal divisions, that were independent municipalities until January 2009, when they were absorbed into Schönebeck:^[3][4]

• Plötzky
• Pretzien
• Ranies

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Schönebeck is twinned with:^[5]

• Garbsen, Germany
• Söke, Turkey
• Trakai, Lithuania

Schönebeck also have friendly relations with Farmers Branch, Texas, United States.^[5]

Notable people

• Christoph Grabinski (born 1990), footballer
• Katharina Heise (1891–1964), sculptor, painter and printmaker
• Willi Krakau (1911–1995), racing driver
• Erik Neutsch (1931–2013), writer

See also

• Schönebeck (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)