Weissenfels

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Weissenfels
Weissenfels
Coordinates	51°12′0″N 11°58′0″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.	Weißenfelser Land
Mayor	Manfred Rauner (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m  (328 ft)
Population	29,669  (31 December 2006)
- Density	1,199 /km2 (3,106 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BLK
Postal code	06667
Area code	03443
Website	www.weissenfels.de

Weißenfels was the capital city of the old Weißenfels Rural District in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, until the district changes of 2007. The King of Saxony lived here at one time. It is about 30 km southwest of Leipzig.

Population

Growth in number of people over the years:

1825 to 1925 1825 - 6.423 1875 - 16.921 1880 - 19.654 1885 - 21.782 1890 - 23.779 1900 - 28.201 1925 - 35.756

1933 to 1984 1933 - 40.119 1939 - 42.387 1946 - 50.995 1 1950 - 47.967 2 1960 - 45.856 1981 - 39.125 1984 - 38.657

1990 to 2005 1990 - 37.765 3 1995 - 34.676 2000 - 31.946 2005 - 29.866

Data source from 1990: Statistic national office Saxony-Anhalt

1 29. October
2 31. August
3 03. October