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Salzwedel
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Salzwedel (, officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; ) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salzwedel is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
Salzwedel is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with about 21,500 residents that serves as the capital of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district. It is notable for its location on the German Timber-Frame Road, a heritage route highlighting the region's traditional half-timbered architecture.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Holocaust locations in Germany and Salzwedel.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- Salzwedel Fachwerk.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Typical old housing in Salzwedel
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen der Hansestadt Salzwedel.svg
- German place.image_flag
- Hissflagge der Hansestadt Salzwedel.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Salzwedel in SAW.png
- German place.state
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- German place.district
- Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
- German place.elevation
- 19
- German place.area
- 304.58
- German place.postal_code
- 29410, 29413, 29416
- German place.area_code
- 03901, 039032, 039033, 039037, 039038
- German place.licence
- SAW
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 15 0 81 455
- German place.website
- www.salzwedel.de
- German place.mayor
- Olaf Meining
- German place.leader_term
- 2022–29
- German place.party
- SPD
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district capital
- Official name
- Hansestadt Salzwedel
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
- Population
- 23394
- Area
- 304.58
- Elevation
- 19
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.salzwedel.de
- Image
- Salzwedel Rathausturm.jpg
- Dialing code
- 039038
- Licence plate code
- SAW
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- category for people born here
- Q9226989
- Commons category
- Salzwedel
- twinned administrative body
- San Vito dei Normanni
- topic's main category
- Category:Salzwedel
- Commons gallery
- Salzwedel
- postal code
- 29416
- IPA transcription
- ˈzaltsveːdəl
- short name
- Sw
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Salzwedel
- P8168
- USS Kauffman
- different from
- Salzwedel
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- inception
- 1112-00-00
- native label
- Hansestadt Salzwedel
- hashtag
- Salzwedel
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Divisions
- History
- Population development
- Mayors
- Culture and sights
- Main sights
- Festivals
- Cuisine
- Institution
- Transport
- Notable people
- People associated with Salzwedel
- International relations
- References
- External links
Salzwedel (, officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; ) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salzwedel is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
==Geography== Salzwedel is situated at the river Jeetze in the northwestern part of the Altmark. It is located between Hamburg and Magdeburg. Distances from Uelzen are E, S of Lüchow, N of Gardelegen and W of Arendsee. In 1968 test drillings revealed a significant reservoir of natural gas near the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salzwedel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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