Schochwitz Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Municipality:Salzatal
Coordinates:51.5303°N 11.7525°W
State:Sachsen-Anhalt
District:Saalekreis
Elevation:123
Area:15.81
Population:1251
Stand:2006-12-31
Postal Code:06179
Area Code: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]

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. Web site: Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010. Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 8 November 2024. de.
  2. Web site: Mobiliar aus vielen Ländern - mz-web.de . www.mz-web.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114849/http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1246046511748 . 2011-07-19.

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