Weissenfels

Weissenfels
Town
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Location of Weissenfels
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Coordinates: 51°12′N 11°58′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipal assoc.	Weißenfelser Land
Government
• Mayor	Manfred Rauner (CDU)
Area
• Total	24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2015-12-31)
• Total	40,398
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06667
Dialling codes	03443
Vehicle registration	BLK
Website	www.weissenfels.de

The title of this article contains the character ß. Where it is unavailable or not wanted, the name may be written as Weissenfels.

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 used to live here. 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

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