Naumburg

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Naumburg (Saale)
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Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Population	29.722 (2005)
Area	76,04 km²
Population density	391 /km²
Elevation	130 m
Coordinates	51°16′ N 11°80′ E
Postal code	06601-06618
Area code	15 2 56 062
Licence plate code	BLK
Mayor	Hilmar Preißer (CDU)
Website	www.naumburg.de

This article is about the town in Saxony-Anhalt; for Naumburg in Hesse, see Naumburg, Hesse.

Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, formerly a part of East Germany. It is approximately 60 km southwest of Leipzig, 50 km south-southwest of Halle, and 40 km north-northeast of Jena.

Industries of the city include manufacture of foodstuffs, textiles, machinery and toys.

The town is in a wine-growing region, with numerous vineyards in the surrounding area.

1 History
2 Main sights
3 People
4 External links

[edit] History

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Naumburg was founded by the margraves of Meissen around 1000 CE. Later it was ceded to the bishops of Zeitz, when the diocese seat was moved here in 1028. In 1142 it received town rights.

In the 15th century Naumburg was a free member of the Hanseatic League but, in 1564, it was conquered by Saxony, to which remained until 1815, when became part of Prussia.

[edit] Main sights

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The most important architectural landmark of the town is the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral (also known as Naumburger Dom), an impressive late Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral, built between the 13th and 15th centuries. Its interior includes glass windows from the Middle Ages, as well as the famous 13th century statues of the founders of the cathedral, Margrave Ekkehard and his wife Uta, with other local noblemen and women.

Other attractions include:

The late Gothic town hall (Rathaus).
The late Renaissance residence of the Duke Moritz of Saxony-Zeitz.
The Gothic St. Wenceslas Church, which displays paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder and the Hildebrandt organ that Johann Sebastian Bach played on.
The former bishop's castle Schönburg, which overlooks the town and the Saale River.

Some parts of the medieval town fortifications survive, including the old town gate Marientor.

German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spent his childhood in Naumburg in the family house, now a museum.