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Freyburg
Saxony-Anhalt (Region), Germany
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Freyburg is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut, 9 km northwest of Hanseatic Naumburg, 63 km from Leipzig and 231 km from Berlin. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Unstruttal. On 1 July 2009 it absorbed the former municipalities Pödelist, Schleberoda, Weischütz and Zeuchfeld.[3] Freyburg consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Dobichau, Freyburg, Nißmitz, Pödelist, Schleberoda, Weischütz, Zeuchfeld and Zscheiplitz.[4]
The town is a tourist destination, best known for its vineyards, historic town centre, superb 11th-century castle and associations with Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (founder of modern gymnastics). One of the most prosperous towns in the region, Freyburg is nicknamed 'Tuscany of the North'[5] It is the headquarters of one of the world's largest wine companies.[6]
The town and the castle of Freyburg are part of the World Heritage designation “Naumburg Cathedral and the High Medieval Cultural Landscape of the Rivers Saale and Unstrut”. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyburg,_Germany