Wechselburg

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wechselburg within Mittelsachsen district

(2022–29) Daniel Bergert^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total25.59 km² (9.88 sq mi)Elevation

185 m (607 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,753 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

09306

Dialling codes037384Vehicle registrationFGWebsitewww.wechselburg.de

Wechselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛksəlbʊʁk]) 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.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the community

Karl Schlegel (aviator) (1893–1918), pilot in the First World War

Persons in connection with the municipality

Martin Keller (athlete) (born 1986), athlete (sprinter)

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.