Barby | |
Type: | Stadt |
Image Coa: | Wappen Barby.svg |
Coordinates: | 51.9667°N 63°W |
Image Plan: | Barby (Elbe) in SLK.png |
State: | Sachsen-Anhalt |
District: | Salzlandkreis |
Elevation: | 51 |
Area: | 152.61 |
Postal Code: | 39249 |
Area Code: | 039298 |
Licence: | SLK |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 15 0 89 026 |
Website: | www.stadt-barby.de |
Mayor: | Jörn Weinert[1] |
Leader Term: | 2023 - 30 |
Party: | CDU |
Barby (pronounced as /de/) 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. 25km (16miles) 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:[2]
Barby is twinned with: