Staßfurt

Also known as Stassfurt

Staßfurt (Stassfurt) () is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on both sides of the river Bode, approximately northeast of Aschersleben, and south of Magdeburg. Pop. (2005) 23,538.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Stassfurt Bodebruecke.jpg
German location.image_caption: View of the town
German location.image_coa: Wappen Stassfurt.png
German location.image_plan: Staßfurt in SLK.png
German location.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German location.district: Salzlandkreis
German location.elevation: 73
German location.area: 146.71
German location.postal_code: 39418
German location.area_code: 03925
German location.licence: SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 15 0 89 310
German location.divisions: 5
German location.mayor: René Zok
German location.leader_term: 2022–29
German location.party: CDU

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections

Contents

History
Local divisions
The lost hamlets of Atzendorf
Salt production
Stassfurt potash deposit
Environmental Issues
Notable people
References

It was one of the chief seats of the German salt-producing industry. It is still surrounded in part by the ruins of its ancient walls, but, with the exception of the parish church of St. John (15th century), there are no buildings worthy of special notice.

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