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Naumburg

Naumburg is a town on the Saale river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It became the seat of a bishopric moved from Zeitz in 1028 and grew into a trading town. Its cathedral, with 13th-century statues of founders such as Uta carved by the Naumburg Master, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the bishopric's lands passed to Saxony after the Reformation.

Naumburg
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Archbishopric of MagdeburgPrince-Bishopric of NaumburgLordships of SchönburgDuchy of Saxe-Zeitz

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Naumburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/naumburg
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