Barby | |
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Location of Barby within Salzlandkreis district | |
Barby Show map of GermanyBarby Show map of Saxony-Anhalt | |
Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°52′E / 51.967°N 11.867°E / 51.967; 11.867 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Salzlandkreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–30) | Jörn Weinert (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 152.61 km (58.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,129 |
• Density | 53/km (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 39249 |
Dialling codes | 039298 |
Vehicle registration | SLK |
Website | www.stadt-barby.de |
Barby (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʁbiː] ) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Elbe, near the confluence with the Saale, approx. 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Magdeburg. Since an administrative reform of 1 January 2010 it comprises the former municipalities of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Elbe-Saale, except for Gnadau, that joined Barby in September 2010. The Barby Ferry, a reaction ferry across the Elbe, links Barby with Zerbst-Walternienburg.
Geography
The town Barby consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:
- Barby
- Breitenhagen
- Glinde
- Gnadau
- Groß Rosenburg
- Lödderitz
- Pömmelte
- Sachsendorf
- Tornitz
- Wespen
- Zuchau
Twin towns
Barby is twinned with:
- Schöppenstedt, Germany
- Aukštadvaris, Lithuania
- Pruchnik, Poland
Notable people
- Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773–1843), philosopher
- Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1843), theologian and philosopher
- Max Sering (1857-1939), economist
- Walter Conrad [de] (1892-1970), jurist and politician (FDP)
- Gottfried Wehling (1862–1913), architect
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- Hauptsatzung der Stadt Barby, May 2019.
Upper Saxon Circle (1512–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire | ||
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