Klötze

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Klötze within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district

(2016–23) Uwe Bartels^[1]Area

• Total278.29 km² (107.45 sq mi)Elevation

60 m (200 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,680 • Density35/km² (90/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

38486, 39638 (Schwiesau)

Dialling codes03909, 039005 (Kusey, Wenze), 039008 (Dönitz, Jahrstedt, Kunrau, Neuferchau, Steimke), 039085 (Schwiesau)Vehicle registrationSAW, GA, KLZWebsitewww.stadt-kloetze.de

Klötze is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (district), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Gardelegen, and 35 km northeast of Wolfsburg. It was mentioned first in 1144 with the name Cloetze, which means a wooden block. In January 2010, with the disbanding of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") of Klötze, the town absorbed 11 former municipalities.^[3]

Geography

The town Klötze consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[4]

Dönitz
Immekath
Jahrstedt
Klötze
Kunrau
Kusey
Neuendorf
Neuferchau
Ristedt
Schwiesau
Steimke
Trippigleben
Wenze

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Klötze Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, § 16, 16 October 2019.