Country Germany District Burgenlandkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 17.85 km² Population 3,039 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 034461 | State Saxony-Anhalt Elevation 50 m (160 ft) Postal codes 06642 Local time Thursday 7:46 AM Postal code 06642 Municipal assoc. Unstruttal | |
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Nebra (official name: Nebra (Unstrut)) is a town in the district of Burgenlandkreis of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut.
Contents
- Map of Nebra Unstrut Germany
- Geography
- Neighboring towns
- History
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
Map of Nebra (Unstrut), Germany
Geography
Nebra lies between Querfurt and Naumburg on the Unstrut river in the west of Burgenlandkreis county.
Neighboring towns
Neighboring towns are Querfurt, Barnstädt and Steigra (all three in Saalekreis) to the north, Karsdorf to the east, Bad Bibra to the south and Kaiserpfalz to the west.
History
In 1962, four Magdalenian figurines were found near Nebra from the late Upper Paleolithic, which belong to the oldest known artwork in Saxony-Anhalt. The figures are 12,000 to 14,000 years old.
The town is perhaps most famous due to the Nebra skydisk, which was found in Wangen near Nebra in 1999. It only became public in 2002 when the finders tried to sell it and were arrested. It was created between 2100 and 1700 BCE and buried in approximately 1600 BCE.
The oldest historical documents mentioning Nebra date back to 876. Town privileges were acquired in the 12th century.
Nebra Castle was built in 1540 by the von Nißmitz brothers.
For many centuries, red sandstone was mined in the region which was used for castles and farmhouses.
Between 1952 and 1994, Nebra was the seat of the Nebra municipality in Halle district.
The name of the town was changed on 1 January 1998, from Nebra to Nebra (Unstrut).
On 1 July 2009 the previously separate village of Wangen was merged with Nebra, and on 1 September 2010 the village Reinsdorf was annexed.
Nebra today features the Courths-Mahler archives and a museum displaying the history of the Nebra skydisk.