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Wetzlar | |
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 The old town and the old Lahnbridge | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Wetzlar within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district  | |
  Wetzlar  Wetzlar | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 8°30′E / 50.567°N 8.500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 8 quarters |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2021–27) | Manfred Wagner[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 54,187 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35576–35586 |
| Dialling codes | 06441, 0641, 06446 |
| Vehicle registration | LDK, WZ |
| Website | wetzlar.de |
Wetzlar (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛt͡slaːʁ] ⓘ) is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes).[3] As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the university town is one of the ten regional centers in the state of Hesse. A former free imperial city, it gained much of its fame as the seat of the Imperial Supreme Court (Reichskammergericht) of the Holy Roman Empire. Located 51 kilometers north of Frankfurt,[4] at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Frame Road, which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of the Taunus. Tourists know the city for its ancient town and its medieval Catholic/Protestant shared cathedral of St. Mary. Notable architectural features include the Eisenmarkt and the steep gradients and tightly packed street layout of a medieval town. The building of the sandstone cathedral commenced in the 12th century in Romanesque style. In the later Middle Ages the construction continued under a master plan in Gothic style. The church was never finished—one steeple still remains uncompleted. The cathedral suffered heavy damage in the Second World War from aerial bombing, but restoration took place in the 1950s. On the outskirts of town along the river stand the ruins of several stone towers.
The town hosted the Hessentag state festival twice (the 15th and the 52nd in 1975 and 2012 respectively).
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Wetzlar wächst und kratzt an der 54 000 In: mittelhessen.de vom Januar 2019
- ^ "Wetzlar frankfurt – Wolfram|Alpha".