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Bernburg


Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Salzlandkreis
Population	32,021 (2005)
Area	55.15 km²
Population density	581 /km²
Elevation	85 m
Coordinates	51°48′N 11°44′E / 51.8, 11.733Coordinates: 51°48′N 11°44′E / 51.8, 11.733
Postal code	06406
Area code	03471, 034692
Licence plate code	SLK (old BBG)
Mayor	Helmut Rieche (CDU)
Website	www.bernburg.de

Bernburg Castle

Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its moat.

The suburban church of St. Stephen was first mentioned in 964; the present building dates from around 1150. Bernburg is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("administrative entity") Bernburg.

Bernburg has one of the campuses of the regional university. In the Nazi era during World War II, the town's mental hospital was for several years used for the T-4 Euthanasia Program.

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