Schönebeck
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Schönebeck (Template:IPA), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. Template:Convert southeast of Magdeburg.
For much of the twentieth century it was noted for its large salt mine.
The manor house of Schönebeck was owned by Count Heinrich von Blumenthal, Mayor of Magdeburg, until 1810.
The firm of Sellier & Bellot opened a munitions factory there in the 1829.
Geography
The town Schönebeck consists of Schönebeck proper and three Ortschaften or municipal divisions, that were independent municipalities until January 2009, when they were absorbed into Schönebeck:<ref name=Hauptsatzung>Hauptsatzung der Stadt Schönebeck (Elbe), February 2021.</ref><ref>Gebietsänderungen am 01.01.2009, Statistisches Bundesamt</ref>
Twin towns – sister cities
Template:See also Schönebeck is twinned with:<ref name=twins>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Garbsen, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Söke, Turkey
- Template:Flagicon Trakai, Lithuania
Schönebeck also have friendly relations with Farmers Branch, Texas, United States.<ref name=twins/>
Notable people
- Christoph Grabinski (born 1990), footballer
- Katharina Heise (1891–1964), sculptor, painter and printmaker
- Willi Krakau (1911–1995), racing driver
- Erik Neutsch (1931–2013), writer