Haldensleben
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Location of Haldensleben within Börde district  | ||
| Coordinates: 52°17′N 11°25′E / 52.283°N 11.417°ECoordinates: 52°17′N 11°25′E / 52.283°N 11.417°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| District | Börde | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Norbert Eichler (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 19,439 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 39340 | |
| Dialling codes | 03904 | |
| Vehicle registration | BK, BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL | |
| Website | www.stadt-haldensleben.de | |
Haldensleben (Eastphalian: Halslä) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Ohre river, approx. 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest from Magdeburg. It is connected by railway to Magdeburg, Oebisfelde and Eilsleben. It is the capital of the district Börde. It has a Protestant and a Catholic church. An old equestrian statue of Roland symbolized the rights of a medieval settlement to be accepted as a "town". It is the only statue of Roland sitting on a horse in the world. Before 1938, when it merged with Althaldensleben, the town was called Neuhaldensleben.
International relations
Haldensleben is twinned with:
Ciechanów, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland[2]
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2015" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
- ↑ "Ciechanów Twin towns". Urząd Miasta Ciechanów. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
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