Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle or Halle on the Saale
Market Place with Red Tower
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates	51°28′0″N 11°58′0″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Urban district
Mayor	Dagmar Szabados (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	135.01 km2 (52.13 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m  (285 ft)
Population	233,415  (31 March 2007)
- Density	1,729 /km2 (4,478 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HAL
Postal codes	06108-06132
Area code	0345
Website	www.halle.de

Halle (also called Halle an der Saale) is the largest town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It lies in the southern part of the state, on the river Saale. It has about 234,000 inhabitants (2006). It is famous all over the world because Georg Friedrich Handel was born there.

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