Naumburg

Naumburg (pop. 30,100) (2004) is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is approximately 60 km southwest of Leipzig, 50 km south-southwest of Halle, and 40 km north-northeast of Jena, in the westernmost portion of Saxony. Its latitude-longitude coordinates are 51.16 N and 11.80 E (decimal degrees).

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It is in the district of Burgenlandkreis, and in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, formerly a part of East Germany.

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Naumburg is at least 1,000 years old. A castle (Sch?nburg) overlooks the town and the Saale River. The town is in a wine-growing region, with numerous vineyards in the surrounding area.

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One of the most significant composers for the organ in Renaissance Germany, Elias Ammerbach, was born in Naumburg in 1530.

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Saale River: redirect Saale...

Leipzig: (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. The name is derived from the Slavic word (see Sorbian) Lipsk (= "settlement where the linden trees stand"). It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Plei?e, White Elster and Parthe. L...

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