Wetzlar
Wetzlar | |
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The oldtown and the old Lahnbridge | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wetzlar within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district | |
Wetzlar Wetzlar | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 8°30′E / 50.567°N 8.500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 8 quarters |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Wolfram Dette (FDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 54,164 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35521 – 35586 |
| Dialling codes | 06441 |
| Vehicle registration | LDK |
| Website | www |
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:
- Avignon, France
- Colchester, United Kingdom
- Siena, Italy
- Schladming, Austria
- Ilmenau, Thuringia
- Berlin-Neukölln, Berlin
- Písek, Czech Republic
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
Other websites
Media related to Wetzlar at Wikimedia Commons