Elbe-Parey

Elbe-Parey

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Elbe-Parey

Coordinates: 52°23′N 12°1′E / 52.383°N 12.017°ECoordinates: 52°23′N 12°1′E / 52.383°N 12.017°E
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Jerichower Land
Government
  Mayor Jutta Mannewitz
Area
  Total 108.64 km2 (41.95 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 6,937
  Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 39307 39317
Dialling codes 039349
Vehicle registration JL
Website www.elbe-parey.de

Elbe-Parey is a municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx. 40 km northeast of Magdeburg.

It was the birthplace (1853) of Elisabeth von Ardenne, on whose life the novel "Effi Briest" is considered to be based.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). January 2014.