Bernburg
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Bernburg is a town in the Salzlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and serves as the district's capital. It is historically significant as the former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes and is known for its Renaissance castle.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- Herbststimmung in Bernburg.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Bernburg Castle on the Saale river
- German place.image_coa
- DE-ST 15-0-89-030 Bernburg COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Bernburg (Saale) in SLK.png
- German place.state
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- German place.district
- Salzlandkreis
- German place.elevation
- 85
- German place.area
- 113.48
- German place.postal_code
- 06406
- German place.area_code
- 03471, 034692
- German place.licence
- SLK
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Paleontology
- History
- Bernburg memorial
- Gallery
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Honorary citizen
- Sons and daughters of the city
- People who have worked on the ground
- See also
- References
- External links
Bernburg (Saale) () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the Salzlandkreis district. The former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes is known for its Renaissance castle.
==Geography== The town centre is situated in the fertile Magdeburg Börde lowland on the Saale river, approx. downstream from Halle and up stream from Magdeburg. It is dominated by the huge Bernburg Castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its moat.