Wechselburg
Wechselburg | |
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Basilica of the Holy Cross | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wechselburg
within Mittelsachsen district | |
Location of Wechselburg | |
Wechselburg Wechselburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°0′11″N 12°46′36″E / 51.00306°N 12.77667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Daniel Bergert (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.66 km2 (9.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,743 |
| • Density | 67.93/km2 (175.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09306 |
| Dialling codes | 037384 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.wechselburg.de |
Wechselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛksl̩bʊʁk]) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, the Wechselburg Priory.
The lordship and the castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1546 until 1945.