Wetzlar

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
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	75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Lowest elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Population  (2016-12-31)
• Total	52,446
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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

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