What is "schonburg"

Schönburg is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated 5 km east of Naumburg, on the river Saale. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wethautal.

The castle was built by the House of Schönburg around 1120 and came into the ownership of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz during the following century.

Schönburg may refer to:

• Schönburg (Saale), is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt
• Schönburg (Pocking), is part of the town of Pocking in Bavaria
• Schönburg (Strasburg), is part of the town of Strasburg, Germany

• Schönburg (Rhein), a castle in Oberwesel, Rheinland-Pfalz
• Burg Schönburg, a castle in Schönburg (Saale) near Naumburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
• Schlösschen Schönburg, a residence in Hofgeismar, Hesse

• House of Schönburg

The '''Schönburg ''' is a castle above the medieval town of Oberwesel in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.