# Camburg

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{{Infobox German place
|type               = Quarter
|Town = Dornburg-Camburg
|image_photo       = 
|image_coa            = Wappen_Camburg.png
|coordinates       = {{coord|51|3|14|N|11|42|27|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan          = 
|state        = Thüringen
|district         = Saale-Holzland-Kreis
|Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Dornburg-Camburg
|elevation              = 130
|area            = 13.31
|population         = 2899
|Stand             = 2006-12-31
|postal_code               = 07774
|area_code           = 036421
|licence               = SHK
|divisions        = 9
|website           = [http://www.stadt-camburg.de/ www.stadt-camburg.de]
}}

'''Camburg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkambʊʁk}}) is a town in the [Saale-Holzland](/source/Saale-Holzland-Kreis) district, in [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated on the river [Saale](/source/Saale), 18 km northeast of [Jena](/source/Jena), and 13 km southwest of [Naumburg](/source/Naumburg). Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the town [Dornburg-Camburg](/source/Dornburg-Camburg).

The first mention of Camburg dates from 1088, and during the Middle Ages the Burg was a residence of the [Wettiner](/source/House_of_Wettin) family. Camburg castle controls a crossing of the Saale which was an important trade route for salt being carried from Bad Sulza towards the south east.

The valley of the Saale cuts through [Muschelkalk](/source/Muschelkalk) cliffs, in which a hermit's cave, the Klausloch, can still be seen to the north east of the town. Across the river, the ruins of St Cyriak's church date from around AD 1000.

Camburg's Museum in Amtshof 1–2 has exhibits from pre-historic to recent times, including a working example of a Spieluhr.

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Category:Geography of Thuringia

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