Wolmirsleben

Wolmirsleben
Coat of arms of Wolmirsleben
Location of Wolmirsleben within Salzlandkreis district
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Location of Wolmirsleben
Wolmirsleben is located in Germany
Wolmirsleben
Wolmirsleben
Wolmirsleben is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Wolmirsleben
Wolmirsleben
Coordinates: 51°57′N 11°29′E / 51.950°N 11.483°E / 51.950; 11.483
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSalzlandkreis
Municipal assoc.Egelner Mulde
Government
 • Mayor (2023–30) Knut Kluczka[1]
Area
 • Total
16.90 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,357
 • Density80.30/km2 (208.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
39435
Dialling codes039268
Vehicle registrationSLK
Websitewww.wolmirsleben.de

Wolmirsleben is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is about 25 kilometres south-west of Magdeburg. It has a population of 1417 as of 2016. It is first mentioned in historical records in 937 with the name Wilmersleve, varying only slightly over the next fifty years. In 1144 records show it as being named Wilmarslope, and in 1214 as Wolmersleve.[3] The tower on the local coat of arms is the still functioning local water tower.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Herzlich Willkommen in ..." Gemeinde Wolmirsleben (in German). 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Die Gemeinde Wolmirsleben". Gemeinde Wolmirsleben (in German). 2016. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2016.