Naumburg
Naumburg (German: [ˈnaʊmbʊɐ̯k] ⓘ) is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. This UNESCO designation recognizes the processes that shaped the European continent during the High Middle Ages between 1000 and 1300: Christianization, the so-called "Landesausbau" and the dynamics of cultural exchange and transfer characteristic for this very period.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Naumburg within Burgenlandkreis district | |
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| Coordinates: 51°9′N 11°49′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Subdivisions | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–28) | Armin Müller (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31) | |
| • Total | 31,815 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06618, 06628 |
| Dialling codes | 03445, 034466, 034463 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | www.naumburg.de |
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