Wetzlar
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| Coordinates | 50°34′0″N 8°30′0″E / 50.566667°N 8.5°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis Rural DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 8 quarters |
| Lord Mayor | Wolfram Dette (FDP) |
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| Area | 75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148-401 m |
| Population | 52,831 (1 July 2006) |
| - Density | 698 /km2 (1,808 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LDK |
| Postal codes | 35521 – 35586 |
| Area code | 06441 |
| Website | wetzlar.de |
| Location of the town of Wetzlar within Lahn-Dill-Kreis Rural DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis district | |
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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
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