Bernburg

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Coordinates: 51°48′N 11°44′E

Bernburg
Coat of arms of Bernburg Location of Bernburg in Germany
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Bernburg
Population 32,021 (2005)
Area 55.15 km²
Population density 581 /km²
Elevation 85 m
Coordinates 51°48′ N 11°44′ E
Postal code 06406
Area code 03471, 034692
Licence plate code BBG
Mayor Helmut Rieche (CDU)
Website www.bernburg.de

Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district Bernburg. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 40 km south of Magdeburg. The town is dominated by its Renaissance castle with a (modernized) bear pit. During the Nazi era, its mental hospital was part of the T-4 Euthanasia Program.

Bernburg castle
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Bernburg castle

Bernburg is also the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Bernburg, which consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):

  • Bernburg (Saale) * (32.021)
  • Gröna (598)

Bernburg's sister city is Anderson, Indiana.

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