Schochwitz

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Schochwitz castle
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Schochwitz
Coordinates: 51°31′49″N11°45′9″E / 51.53028°N 11.75250°E / 51.53028; 11.75250
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Saalekreis
Municipality Salzatal
Area
 • Total15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total1,251
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06179
Dialling codes 034609

Schochwitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the municipality Salzatal. [1]

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The historical Schochwitz castle, the most important landmark in the village, where Crusaders left to fight and witches were burned in the Middle Ages, is now a meditation and spiritual center attracting visitors from all over the world, and is owned by Countess Ingrid Zerfowski and her husband Lord Jimmy Welsh. [2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany . Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mobiliar aus vielen Ländern - mz-web.de". www.mz-web.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.


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