Königsborn

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Königsborn
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Königsborn
Königsborn (Germany)
Königsborn
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Jerichower Land
Municipal assoc. Biederitz-Möser
Local subdivisions Alt- und Neu Königsborn
Mayor Holger Paschke
Basic statistics
Area 5.31 km² (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation 49 m  (161 ft)
Population 602  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 113 /km² (294 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate JL
Postal code 39175
Area code 039292
Location of Königsborn within Jerichower Land district
Map

Coordinates: 52°7′59″N 11°46′0″E / 52.13306, 11.76667

Königsborn is a municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a spa near Magdeburg, Germany, immediately to the North of the town of Gerwisch, of which it practically forms a suburb. It has large saltworks, producing annually over 15,000 tons. The brine springs, in connection with which there is a hydropathic establishment and are efficacious in skin diseases, rheumatism and scrofula.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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