Barby | |
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 Town hall | |
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Location of Barby within Salzlandkreis district  | |
  Barby  Barby | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°52′E / 51.967°N 11.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Salzlandkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–23) | Torsten Reinharz [1] ( SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 152.61 km2 (58.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
| • Total | 8,129 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| Postal codes | 39249 |
| Dialling codes | 039298 |
| Vehicle registration | SLK |
| Website | www.stadt-barby.de |
Barby (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʁbiː] ⓘ) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Elbe, near the confluence with the Saale, approx. 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Magdeburg. Since an administrative reform of 1 January 2010 it comprises the former municipalities of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Elbe-Saale, except for Gnadau, that joined Barby in September 2010. The Barby Ferry, a reaction ferry across the Elbe, links Barby with Zerbst- Walternienburg.
Geography
The town Barby consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions: [3]
Twin towns
Barby is twinned with:
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Schöppenstedt, Germany -
Aukštadvaris, Lithuania -
Pruchnik, Poland
Notable people
Friedrich Schleiermacher
- Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773–1843), philosopher
- Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1843), theologian and philosopher
- Max Sering (1857-1939), economist
- Walter Conrad (1892-1970), jurist and politician (FDP)
- Gottfried Wehling (1862–1913), architect
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Barby, May 2019.
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