Pretzien

Stadtteil of Schönebeck in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Location of Pretzien

52°3′N 11°50′E / 52.050°N 11.833°E / 52.050; 11.833CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictSalzlandkreis TownSchönebeck Area

• Total5.83 km² (2.25 sq mi)Elevation

53 m (174 ft)Population

(2006-12-31)

• Total938 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

39245

Dialling codes039200Vehicle registrationSBK

Pretzien is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Schönebeck.

In June 2006 there was a scandal after some newspapers reported, that some neo-nazis had burned the book The Diary of a Young Girl (by Anne Frank) at a public celebration of Solstice on 24 June. Pritzien Mayor Friedrich Harwig had supported the right winged club Heimat-Bund Ostelbien e.V., which had organized the celebration. The club had been founded by former members of the NPD.