Schönburg (Saale)

Schönburg
Coat of arms
Schönburg
Location of Schönburg within Burgenlandkreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wethautal
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Stützer
Area
• Total	14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,064
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06618
Dialling codes	03445
Vehicle registration	BLK

Lordship (County, Principality) of Schönburg
Herrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Schönburg
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1182–1803
Capital		Schönburg (Saale)
Government		Principality
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Established	1182
•	Partitioned into Upper     and Lower Schönburg	1569
•	Upper Schönburg raised     to county	1700
•	Under Vögterei of     the Electorate of Saxony	1740
•	Upper Sch partitioned     to Sch-Hartenstein     and Sch-Waldenburg	1790
•	Mediatised to Saxony	1803
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Saxony Kingdom of Saxony

Schönburg is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated 5 km east of Naumburg, on the river Saale. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.

The castle was built by the House of Schönburg around 1120 and came into the ownership of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz during the following century.