Schköna

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen =
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 41
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 32
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Wittenberg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Tor zur Dübener Heide
Höhe = 160
Fläche = 29.15
Einwohner = 781
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 06773
Vorwahl = 034955
Kfz = WB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 91 295
Adresse-Verband = Markt 1
06773 Gräfenhainichen
Website = [http://www.schkoena.de/ www.schkoena.de]
Bürgermeister = Dieter Plahl

Schköna is a municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2005 it has belonged to the administrative community ("Verwaltungsgemeinschaft") of Tor zur Dübener Heide.

Geography and transport

Schköna lies about 9 km southeast of Gräfenhainichen and about 13 km from Bad Düben, in the middle of the Dübener Heide (heath), putting the community within the Dübener Heide Nature Park. Through the community runs Federal Highway ("Bundesstraße") B 107.

History

Schköna had its first documentary mention in the Meißen Bishopric Register of 1346 under the name "Skogen". This placename, "Skogen", is of Slavic origin, but its meaning is unknown. In the Thirty Years' War, Schköna was utterly destroyed by the Swedes, as were many places in the region. The church was only built anew in 1670.

In 1950, nearby Hohenlubast was amalgamated with Schköna.

Subdivisions

Schköna has one of these: Hohenlubast.

ightseeing

*Church in Hohenlubast
*Stately home in Schköna
*"Wilhemsgrube", a small, former strip mine where brown coal was mined.

External links

* [http://www.schkoena.de/ Gemeinde Schköna]
* [http://www.duebener-heide.de/ Dübener Heide Nature Park]