Wechselburg

Wechselburg
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Coat of arms
Wechselburg
Location of Wechselburg within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°E / 51.00306; 12.77667Coordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°E / 51.00306; 12.77667
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor	Renate Naumann
Area
• Total	25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,884
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09306
Dialling codes	037384
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.wechselburg.de

Wechselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛksəlbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, the Wechselburg Priory.

The lordship and the castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1546 until 1945.

Wechselburg Palace

References

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Towns and municipalities in Mittelsachsen district
Altmittweida Augustusburg Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf Brand-Erbisdorf Burgstädt Claußnitz Döbeln Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf Erlau Flöha Frankenberg Frauenstein Freiberg Geringswalde Großhartmannsdorf Großschirma Großweitzschen Hainichen Halsbrücke Hartha Hartmannsdorf Königsfeld Königshain-Wiederau Kriebstein Leisnig Leubsdorf Lichtenau Lichtenberg Lunzenau Mittweida Mühlau Mulda Neuhausen Niederwiesa Oberschöna Oederan Ostrau Penig Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Reinsberg Rochlitz Rossau Roßwein Sayda Seelitz Striegistal Taura Waldheim Wechselburg Weißenborn Zettlitz Zschaitz-Ottewig