Schochwitz

{{Infobox German location |type = Ortsteil |Municipality = Salzatal |image_photo = Schloss Schochwitz.JPG |image_caption = Schochwitz castle |image_coa = |coordinates = {{coord|51|31|49|N|11|45|9|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |state = Sachsen-Anhalt |district = Saalekreis |elevation = 123 |area = 15.81 |population = 1251 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |postal_code = 06179 |area_code = 034609 |website = }} '''Schochwitz''' is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the municipality Salzatal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2010.html|title=Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010|publisher=Federal Statistical Office of Germany|access-date=8 November 2024|language=de}}</ref>

The historical Schochwitz castle, the most important landmark in the village, where Crusaders left to fight and witches were burned in the Middle Ages, is now a meditation and spiritual center attracting visitors from all over the world, and is owned by Countess Ingrid Zerfowski and her husband Lord Jimmy Welsh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1246046511748 |title=Mobiliar aus vielen Ländern - mz-web.de |website=www.mz-web.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114849/http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1246046511748 |archive-date=2011-07-19}}</ref>

== People == * Hermann von Alvensleben (1809-1887), Prussian generalleutnant

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==External links== * [http://www.healingcastle.com Healing Castle] * [http://www.castleschochwitz.com Schochwitz Castle History]

Category:Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Category:Salzatal