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Coordinates: 51°16′N 11°80′E

Naumburg (Saale)
Coat of arms of Naumburg (Saale) Location of Naumburg (Saale) in Germany
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.

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[edit] History

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

Naumburg in 1900
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Naumburg in 1900
Naumburg Cathedral
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Naumburg Cathedral

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.

[edit] People

One of the most significant composers for the organ in Renaissance Germany, Elias Ammerbach, was born in Naumburg in 1530.

pedigree of "Naumburg"

[edit] External links

Elkan Naumburg

[edit] Walter W. Naumburg Foundation

The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation sponsors competitions and provides awards for young classical musicians in It was founded in 1925 by Walter Naumburg, a wealthy amateur cellist and son of noted New York musicologist and philanthropist Elkan Naumburg.

The Naumburg competitions were originally for solo piano, voice, violin and cello. Awards for composer commissions and recordings were added in 1946. An annual chamber music ensemble competition began in 1972. Competitions for conductors and for viola, flute and clarinet have also been added.

[www.Naumburg.org]

[www.NaumburgConcerts.org ]

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