Wechselburg
Wechselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛksəlbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, the Wechselburg Priory.
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Wechselburg Palace
The lordship and the castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1546 until 1945.
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Personalities
Sons and daughters of the community
- Karl Schlegel (aviator) (1893–1918), pilot in the First World War
Persons in connection with the municipality
- Martin Keller (athlete) (born 1986), athlete (sprinter)