Wetzlar

Wetzlar
The oldtown and the old Lahnbridge
Location of Wetzlar within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
Wetzlar
Wetzlar
Coordinates: 50°34′N 8°30′E / 50.567°N 8.500°E / 50.567; 8.500
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis
Subdivisions8 quarters
Government
 • Lord mayorWolfram Dette (FDP)
Area
 • Total75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Lowest elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total54,164
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35521 – 35586
Dialling codes06441
Vehicle registrationLDK
Websitewww.wetzlar.de

Wetzlar is a city at the river Lahn in Hesse in Germany. It is near Frankfurt. The number of people in the city is about 53,000.

Wetzlar is famous for the historic Oldtown and for Goethe.

The camera maker Leica is there.

Wetzlar has a connection to the Autobahn 45 with three junctions.

Twin towns

Wetzlar is twinned with:

References

  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.

Other websites

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