Camburg

Camburg
Quarter of Dornburg-Camburg
Camburg
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Dornburg-Camburg
Town Dornburg-Camburg
Quarter subdivisions 9
Mayor Thomas Moritz
Basic statistics
Area 13.31 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
Elevation 130 m  (427 ft)
Population 2,899  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 218 /km2 (564 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHK
Postal code 07774
Area code 036421
Website www.stadt-camburg.de

Camburg is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 18 km northeast of Jena, and 13 km southwest of Naumburg. Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the town Dornburg-Camburg.

The first mention of Camburg dates from 1088, and during the Middle Ages the Burg was a residence of the Wettiner family. Camburg castle controls a crossing of the Saale which was an important trade route for salt being carried from Bad Sulza towards the south east.

The valley of the Saale cuts through Musschelschalk cliffs, in which a hermit's cave, the Klausloch, can still be seen to the north east of the town. Across the river, the ruins of St Cyriak's church date from around AD 1000.

Camburg's Museum in Amtshof 1-2 has exhibits from pre-historic to recent times, including a working example of a Spieluhr.