Schköna
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| Schköna | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Municipal assoc. | Tor zur Dübener Heide |
| Mayor | Dieter Plahl |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 29.15 km² (11.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Population | 781 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 27 /km² (69 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WB |
| Postal code | 06773 |
| Area code | 034955 |
| Website | www.schkoena.de |
Schköna is a municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2005 it has belonged to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Tor zur Dübener Heide.
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[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] Subdivisions
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
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