| Memleben | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | An der Finne |
| Mayor | Helmut Reich |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 16.76 km² (6.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (394 ft) |
| Population | 716 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 43 /km² (111 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BLK |
| Postal code | 06642 |
| Area code | 034672 |
Memleben is a municipality in Burgenlandkreis district in southern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, located on the river Unstrut.
In the 10th century the Pfalz or villa regia of Memleben, a kind of seasonal king's court, was one of the favourite places of the German king Henry the Fowler and his son Otto I the Great.
On behalf of Otto II, son of Otto I, a Benedictine monastery, Memleben Abbey, was built there in 973 to honour the memory of his father. It became one of the most important monasteries in the German kingdom for a short time.
Remains of the church and the monastery are still to be seen.
Nowadays the village has about 800 inhabitants.
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