Könnern

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Könnern within Salzlandkreis district

(2022–29) Martin Zbyszewski^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total125.11 km² (48.31 sq mi)Elevation

121 m (397 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,094 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06420

Dialling codes034691Vehicle registrationSLKWebsitewww.stadt-koennern.de

Könnern^ⓘ is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Saale, approx. 15 km south of Bernburg, and 25 km northwest of Halle (Saale).

Geography

The town Könnern consists of Könnern proper and ten Ortschaften or municipal divisions. These Ortschaften are former municipalities, absorbed into Könnern between 2003 and 2010:^[3]

Beesenlaublingen
Belleben
Cörmigk
Edlau
Gerlebogk
Golbitz
Lebendorf
Strenznaundorf
Wiendorf
Zickeritz

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Hauptsatzung Stadt Könnern, November 2018.