- Bernburg
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Bernburg castle.jpg
Wappen = Wappen_Bernburg (Saale).png
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 48
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 44
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Salzlandkreis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Bernburg
Höhe = 85
Fläche = 55.15
Einwohner = 31329
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 06406
Vorwahl = 03471, 034692
Kfz = SLK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 89 030
LOCODE = DE BEQ
NUTS = DEE0C
Gliederung = 7
Straße = Schloßgartenstr. 16
Website = [http://www.bernburg.de/ www.bernburg.de]
Bürgermeister = Helmut Rieche
Partei = CDUBernburg is a town in
Saxony-Anhalt ,Germany , capital of the district ofSalzlandkreis . It is situated on the riverSaale , approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its hugeRenaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its moat.The suburban church of St. Stephen was first mentioned in 964; the present building dates from around 1150.Bernburg is the seat of the "
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft " ("administrative entity") Bernburg.Bernburg has one of the campuses of the regional university.In the Nazi era during
World War II , the town's mental hospital was for several years used for theT-4 Euthanasia Program .Twin towns
*flagicon|USA
Anderson, Indiana ,USA , since 1994
*flagicon|France Fourmies,France , since 1967
*flagicon|GermanyRheine ,North Rhine-Westphalia , since 1990
*flagicon|PolandTarnowskie Góry ,Poland
*flagicon|Czech RepublicChomutov ,Czech Republic
*flagicon|LithuaniaTrakai ,Lithuania External links
* [http://www.bernburg.de Official Website of the city (in German)]
* [http://www.zoo-infos.de/zoos-en/43.html Bernburg Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)]
* [http://museumschlossbernburg.de/ Bernburg Castle ]
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