Friedrichsaue

Friedrichsaue
Stadtteil of Seeland
Friedrichsaue
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Salzlandkreis
Town Seeland
Basic statistics
Area 4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation 105 m  (345 ft)
Population 200  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 45 /km2 (117 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SLK
Postal code 06449
Area code 034741
Website www.friedrichsaue-am-see.de

Friedrichsaue is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 15 July 2009, it is part of the town Seeland.

Geography

The village lies approximately 18 km north-west of Aschersleben. The population, (as of June 2004), is 224 inhabitants, making it one of the smallest villages in the region.

History

Friedrichsaue was founded in 1753, named after Frederick the Great. He gifted lands nearby to migrants from the Rhineland who founded the religious settlement Klostergut Seeleben.

The village was formerly part of the Aschersleben-Staßfurt-Kreis, which changed to Salzlandkreis on 1 July 2007, as part of the Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt 2007.