Schköna

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Coordinates: 51°41′N 12°32′E

Schköna
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Population	810 (30/06/2005)
Area	29.16 km²
Population density	28 /km²
Elevation	160 m
Coordinates	51°41′ N 12°32′ E
Postal code	06773
Area code	034955
Licence plate code	WB
Mayor	Dieter Plahl
Website	Gemeinde Schköna

Schköna is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2005 it has belonged to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Tor zur Dübener Heide.

Contents 1 Geography and transport 2 History 3 Constituent communities 4 Sightseeing 5 External links

[edit] Geography and transport

Schköna lies about 9 km southeast of Gräfenhainichen and about 13 km from Bad Düben, in the middle of the Dübener Heide (heath), putting the community within the Dübener Heide Nature Park. Through the community runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 107.

[edit] History

Schköna had its first documentary mention in the Meißen Bishopric Register of 1346 under the name Skogen. This placename, Skogen, is of Slavic origin, but its meaning is unknown. In the Thirty Years' War, Schköna was utterly destroyed by the Swedes, as were many places in the region. The church was only built anew in 1670.

In 1950, nearby Hohenlubast was amalgamated with Schköna.

[edit] Constituent communities

Schköna has one of these: Hohenlubast.

[edit] Sightseeing

• Church in Hohenlubast
• Stately home in Schköna
• Wilhemsgrube, a small, former strip mine where brown coal was mined.

[edit] External links

• Gemeinde Schköna
• Dübener Heide Nature Park