Schwanebeck | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwanebeck within Harz district  | |
 Location of Schwanebeck | |
  Schwanebeck  Schwanebeck | |
| Coordinates:51°58′3″N11°7′15″E / 51.96750°N 11.12083°E /51.96750; 11.12083 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Harz |
| Municipal assoc. | Vorharz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–29) | Benno Liebner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,437 |
| • Density | 74.62/km2 (193.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 39397 |
| Dialling codes | 039424 |
| Vehicle registration | HZ |
| Website | www.stadt-schwanebeck.de |
Schwanebeck (German pronunciation:[ˈʃvaːnəbɛk]ⓘ) is a small town in thedistrict of Harz, inSaxony-Anhalt,Germany. It is part of theVerbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality")Vorharz.
The municipal area is situated northeast ofHalberstadt, on theBundesstraße 245 highway toHamersleben. Since 2010, it also comprises the former municipality ofNienhagen.[3]
ASaxon settlement at the site was first mentioned in a 1062 deed. The area belonged to thePrince-Bishopric of Halberstadt, which after theProtestant Reformation was finallysecularised according to the 1648Peace of Westphalia.
The Schwanebeck citizens receivedtown privileges in 1270. BishopAlbert II of Halberstadt had a chapel erected in 1334 which soon became a majorpilgrimage site. The present parish church dedicated to St Peter was erected about 1345 and rebuilt in aBaroque style in the late 17th century. With the BrandenburgPrincipality of Halberstadt, Schwanebeck was incorporated into the PrussianProvince of Saxony by 1817.
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