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Barby | |
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Location of Barby within Salzlandkreis district | |
Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°52′E / 51.967°N 11.867°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Salzlandkreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–23) | Torsten Reinharz (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 152.61 km2 (58.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,129 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 39249 |
Dialling codes | 039298 |
Vehicle registration | SLK |
Website | www.stadt-barby.de |
Barby (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʁbiː] ⓘ) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Elbe, near the confluence with the Saale, approx. 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Magdeburg. Since an administrative reform of 1 January 2010 it comprises the former municipalities of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Elbe-Saale, except for Gnadau, that joined Barby in September 2010. The Barby Ferry, a reaction ferry across the Elbe, links Barby with Zerbst-Walternienburg.
The town Barby consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:
Barby is twinned with: