Kelbra

Kelbra

Town hall

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Kelbra

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)
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

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