Barby, Germany Explained

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.

Geography

The town Barby consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[2]

Twin towns

Barby is twinned with:

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse
  2. https://www.stadt-barby.de/de/datei/download/id/3441,1084/hauptsatzung_nach_beschluss_160519.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Barby