Klötze | |
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Location of Klötze within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district | |
Coordinates: 52°37′35″N 11°09′42″E / 52.62629°N 11.1616°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–23) | Uwe Bartels [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 278.29 km2 (107.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 9,680 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 38486, 39638 (
Schwiesau) |
Dialling codes | 03909, 039005 (Kusey, Wenze), 039008 (Dönitz, Jahrstedt, Kunrau, Neuferchau, Steimke), 039085 (Schwiesau) |
Vehicle registration | SAW, GA, KLZ |
Website | www.stadt-kloetze.de |
Klötze is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (district), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Gardelegen, and 35 km northeast of Wolfsburg. It was mentioned first in 1144 with the name Cloetze, which means a wooden block. In January 2010, with the disbanding of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") of Klötze, the town absorbed 11 former municipalities. [3]
The town Klötze consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions: [4]