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Wetzlar | |
|---|---|
 The oldtown and the old Lahnbridge | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wetzlar within Lahn-Dill-Kreis Rural DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis district  | |
  Wetzlar  Wetzlar | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 8°30′E / 50.567°N 8.500°ECoordinates: 50°34′N 8°30′E / 50.567°N 8.500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis Rural DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 8 quarters |
| Government | |
| • Lord Mayor | Wolfram Dette (FDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.65 km2 (29.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148-401 m (−1,168 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 52,446 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 35521 – 35586 |
| Dialling codes | 06441 |
| Vehicle registration | LDK |
| Website | wetzlar.de |
Wetzlar is a city at the river Lahn in Hesse in Germany. The number of people in the city is about 53,000. Wetzlar is near Frankfurt.
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.
Wetzlar is twinned with:
Avignon, France
Colchester, United Kingdom
Siena, Italy
Schladming, Austria
Ilmenau, Thuringia- Berlin-Neukölln, Berlin
Písek, Czech Republic
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). January 2018.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Wetzlar, Germany at Wikimedia Commons
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