Hecklingen

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Hecklingen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hecklingen
Hecklingen (Germany)
Hecklingen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Salzlandkreis
Municipal assoc. Stadt Hecklingen
Mayor Hans-Jürgen Borchmann
Basic statistics
Area 95.34 km² (36.8 sq mi)
Elevation 75 m  (246 ft)
Population 7,947  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 83 /km² (216 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SLK
Postal code 39444
Area code 03925
Website www.stadt-hecklingen.de

Coordinates: 51°51′00″N 11°31′00″E / 51.85, 11.516667

Hecklingen is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 4 km west of Staßfurt, and 12 km northeast of Aschersleben.

Hecklingen is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Stadt Hecklingen.