Haldensleben

Haldensleben
Haldensleben
Coat of arms
Haldensleben
Location of Haldensleben within Börde district
Coordinates: 52°17′N 11°25′E / 52.283°N 11.417°ECoordinates: 52°17′N 11°25′E / 52.283°N 11.417°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Börde
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Eichler (CDU)
Area
• Total	156.15 km^2 (60.29 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	19,439
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	39340
Dialling codes	03904
Vehicle registration	BK, BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL
Website	www.stadt-haldensleben.de

Haldensleben (Eastphalian: Halslä) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Ohre river, approx. 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest from Magdeburg. It is connected by railway to Magdeburg, Oebisfelde and Eilsleben. It is the capital of the district Börde. It has a Protestant and a Catholic church. An old equestrian statue of Roland symbolized the rights of a medieval settlement to be accepted as a "town". It is the only statue of Roland sitting on a horse in the world. Before 1938, when it merged with Althaldensleben, the town was called Neuhaldensleben.

International relations

Haldensleben is twinned with:

• Ciechanów, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland^[2]

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2015" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
2. "Ciechanów Twin towns". Urząd Miasta Ciechanów. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.