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]