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Merseburg
Sign in to saveMerseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg. The University of Merseburg is located within the town. Merseburg has around 35,000 inhabitants.
Merseburg is a town of about 35,000 people in central Germany, located between the cities of Halle and Leipzig in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is notable as the capital of the Saalekreis district, home to the University of Merseburg, and historically significant as the site of a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg.
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Vinony's link graph records 599 inbound references to Merseburg, and connects out to Saalekreis, Beuna and Roman Catholic Diocese of Merseburg.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Members of the Hanseatic League, Merseburg and Saalekreis.
Vinony links it to 59 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen Merseburg.png
- German location.image_plan
- Merseburg in SK.svg
- German location.state
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- German location.district
- Saalekreis
- German location.elevation
- 88
- German location.area
- 53.76
- German location.postal_code
- 06217
- German location.area_code
- 03461
- German location.licence
- SK, MER, MQ
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 15 0 88 220
- German location.website
- www.merseburg.de
- German location.mayor
- Sebastian Müller-Bahr
- German location.leader_term
- 2022–29
- German location.Bürgermeistertitel
- Oberbürgermeister
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district capital
- Official name
- Merseburg
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- State of Saxony-Anhalt
- Population
- 34721
- Area
- 53.76
- Elevation
- 98
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Geisel
- Capital of
- Merseburg Government Region
- Shares border with
- Leuna
- Official website
- www.merseburg.de
- Image
- J31 673 Merseburg, Schloss und Dom, Neumarktkirche.jpg
- Dialing code
- 03461
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- Commons category
- Merseburg
- topic's main category
- Category:Merseburg
- inception
- 0881-00-00
- twinned administrative body
- Bottrop
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Merseburg
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Merseburg
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Merseburg
- postal code
- 06217
- Commons gallery
- Merseburg
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- short name
- Mer
- member of
- Mayors for Peace
- native label
- Merseburg
- hashtag
- Merseburg
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Names
- Geography
- Administrative reforms
- History
- Middle Ages
- 17th century to 20th century
- Demographics
- Sights
- Arts and culture
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg. The University of Merseburg is located within the town. Merseburg has around 35,000 inhabitants.
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