| Schköna | |
| Ortsteil of Gräfenhainichen | |
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Schköna
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Gräfenhainichen |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Population | 744 (31 December 2009) |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (66 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WB |
| Postal code | 06773 |
| Area code | 034955 |
| Website | www.schkoena.de |
Schköna is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Gräfenhainichen. It was part of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Tor zur Dübener Heide since 1 January 2005.
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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.
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.
Schköna has one of these: Hohenlubast.