Zerbst

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Zerbst is a historic town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, known as the birthplace of Catherine the Great and for its former role as a princely residence.

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Label Occurrences
Zerbst canonical 15
Zerbst/Anhalt 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
area about 467 square kilometres
belongsTo Evangelical Church in Central Germany (for main Protestant parish) NERFINISHED
birthplaceOf Carl Friedrich Cramer NERFINISHED
Catherine the Great NERFINISHED
Johann Friedrich Fasch NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation 52.0°N 12.1°E
country Germany NERFINISHED
demonym Zerbster NERFINISHED
distanceToDessau about 25 km north
distanceToMagdeburg about 30 km southeast
elevation 70 metres
grantedTownRights in the Middle Ages
hasAreaCode 03923
hasHeritageStatus historic town
hasLandmark Franciscan monastery ruins NERFINISHED
St. Bartholomew Church NERFINISHED
Town hall of Zerbst NERFINISHED
Zerbst Castle NERFINISHED
hasMayor Andreas Dittmann NERFINISHED
hasPostalCode 39261
hasRailwayConnection line Dessau–Köthen–Magdeburg (regional links)
hasTwinTown Jever NERFINISHED
Moscow-Twerskoy District NERFINISHED
Pyriatyn NERFINISHED
Płock NERFINISHED
Toruń NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst NERFINISHED
knownFor birthplace of Catherine the Great
former princely residence
language German
locatedBetween Dessau-Roßlau NERFINISHED
Magdeburg NERFINISHED
locatedIn Anhalt-Bitterfeld NERFINISHED
Central Germany NERFINISHED
Saxony-Anhalt
locatedInTimeZone CET NERFINISHED
locatedOn Nuthe River NERFINISHED
mayorParty SPD NERFINISHED
municipalStatusSince 1990 (re-established in Saxony-Anhalt)
observesDaylightSavingTime CEST NERFINISHED
partOf Anhalt region NERFINISHED
percentageDestroyedInWWII about 80 percent of the town centre
population approximately 22,000
vehicleRegistrationCode ABI
wasCapitalOf Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst NERFINISHED
wasHeavilyDamagedIn World War II NERFINISHED

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