Kelbra
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  Kelbra | ||
Location of Kelbra within Mansfeld-Südharz district  | ||
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 11°2′E / 51.433°N 11.033°ECoordinates: 51°26′N 11°2′E / 51.433°N 11.033°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| District | Mansfeld-Südharz | |
| Municipal assoc. | Goldene Aue | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Reinhard Teschke | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 40.54 km2 (15.65 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,578 | |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 06537 | |
| Dialling codes | 034651 | |
| Vehicle registration | SGH | |
| Website | www.kelbra.de | |
Kelbra is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Goldene Aue.
Kelbra lies on the northern slopes of the Kyffhäuser mountains in der Goldene Aue. The B 85 federal road starts in the neighbouring village of Berga and runs through Kelbra over the Kyffhäuser to Passau.
Due to the proximity of the Kelbra Dam and the Kyffhäuser, the town is a type of tourist centre, but suffers from heavy day traffic, especially motorcycles, because the very attractive climb up to the Kyffhäuser starts here.
Nearby are the Barbarossa Cave and the Peasants' War Panorama in Bad Frankenhausen. Kelbra is a good base for excursions into the Harz.
The villages of Sittendorf, Tilleda (Kyffhäuser) and Thürungen belong to the borough of Kelbra.
Twinning
Kelbra is twinned with the English village of Frampton Cotterell and the German town of Bad Salzdetfurth
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). January 2014.
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