Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, formerly a part of East Germany. It is approximately 60 km southwest of Leipzig, 50 km south-southwest of Halle, and 40 km north-northeast of Jena.
Industries of the city include manufacture of foodstuffs, textiles, machinery and toys.The town is in a wine-growing region, with numerous vineyards in the surrounding area.Naumburg was first mentioned in 1012 as the new castle of the Ekkehardinger, the Margrave of Meissen, was founded at the crossing of two trade-routes. The successful foundation not long beforehand of a Propstei Church on the site of the later Naumburger Cathedrial was mentioned in the Merseburger Bishops Chronicles in 1021. In 1028 Pope John XIX gave his approval for the transfer of the Bishopric from Zeitz to Naumburg. Until the Reformation (until 1568) Naumburg was the seat of the bishops. The last Catholic bishop was Julius von Pflug. The foundation of the Cathedral school is dated to 1030. Naumburg is known as a town since 1144.