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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Urban district |
| Mayor | Dagmar Szabados (SPD) |
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| Area | 135. The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale (Sächsische Saale and Thuringian Saale (Thüringische Saale is a River in Germany and a left-bank Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 01 km² (52. 1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population | 233,415 (31/03/2007) |
| - Density | 1,729 /km² (4,478 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HAL |
| Postal codes | 06108-06132 |
| Area code | 0345 |
| Website | www.halle.de |
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It is situated in the southern part of the state, along the river Saale which drains the surrounding plains and the greater part of the neighboring Free State of Thuringia located just to its south, and the Thuringian basin, northwards from the Thuringer Wald. The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale (Sächsische Saale and Thuringian Saale (Thüringische Saale is a River in Germany and a left-bank The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. The Thuringian Forest ( Thüringer Wald in German) running northwest to southeast forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties Leipzig, one of the other major cities of eastern Germany, is only 40 km away. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong
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History
Halle's early history is connected with harvesting of salt. The name Halle might derive from a Pre-Germanic word for salt. Salt is a Dietary mineral composed primarily of Sodium chloride that is essential for Animal life but toxic to most land plants Also the name of the river Saale contains the Germanic root for salt. The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale (Sächsische Saale and Thuringian Saale (Thüringische Saale is a River in Germany and a left-bank The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. Salt-harvesting has taken place in Halle at least since the Bronze Age. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for
The town was first mentioned in 806. It became a part of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg in the 10th century and remained so until 1680, when Brandenburg-Prussia annexed it together with Magdeburg as the Duchy of Magdeburg. The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a Roman Catholic Archdiocese within the Holy Roman Empire. Brandenburg-Prussia (Brandenburg-Preußen was a German Monarchy established by the Personal union between the Duchy of Prussia and the Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany The Duchy of Magdeburg (Herzogtum Magdeburg was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia from 1680&ndash1807 In 1815 it became part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising }The Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945
After World War II Halle served as the capital of the short-lived administrative region of Saxony-Anhalt, until 1952 when the East German government abolished its "Länder" (States). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state As a part of East Germany (until 1990), it functioned as the capital of the administrative district ("Bezirk") of Halle. When Saxony-Anhalt was re-established as a Bundesland, Magdeburg became the capital.
Main sights
- Giebichenstein Castle, first mentioned in 961, west of the city centre on a hill above the Saale river.
- Moritzburg, a newer castle, built in 1503; residence of the bishops of Magdeburg; destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, then a ruin for centuries, rebuilt in 1904; today an Art Gallery. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War.
- The Cathedral, a steepleless building, originally a church within a Dominican monastery (1271). The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is
- Halle-Neustadt, most of it built in the 1960s, is situated in the west of Halle. The complex is an example of "modern" socialist housing development, as well as an example of successful smart growth.
 George Frideric Handel House |
 northern Water tower |
 Hallescher Dom |
Points of interest
- Within East Germany, Halle's chemical industry, now mainly shut down, was of great importance. The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg also referred to as MLU, is a public University in the cities of The two main companies were Buna and Leuna. Halle-Neustadt was built in the sixties to accommodate employees of those two factories.
- The famous Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel, born in Halle in 1685, spent the first 17 years of his life in Halle. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The house where he lived is now a museum. It houses an exhibition about Handel's life. To celebrate the composer, Halle stages an annual Handel festival.
- University of Halle was founded here in 1694. It is now combined with the University of Wittenberg and is called Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg also referred to as MLU, is a public University in the cities of
- There is a Medical school at Martin Luther University (MLU), founded by Friedrich Hoffmann (1660-1742), Hoffmann's anogyne or Hoffmanns Tropfen.
- The Landesmuseum fur Vorgeschichte houses the Nebra sky disk, a significant (though unproven) Bronze-age find with astrological significance. The Nebra sky disk is a Bronze disk of around 30 cm diameter patinated blue-green and inlaid with gold symbols
- Halle accommodates Germany's oldest Evangelic Bible college, known as MarienBibliothek, with 27000 titles.
- Halle was a center of German Pietism and played an important role in establishing the Lutheran church in North America, when Henry Muhlenberg and others were sent as missionaries to Pennsylvania. Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century and later Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (an anglicanization of Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg ( September 6, 1711 &ndash October 7, 1787) was a German The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Henry Muhlenberg's son, Frederick Muhlenberg, the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, was a graduate of Halle University. Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg ( January 1 1750 – June 4 1801) was an American minister and politician The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives.
- In 961, Otto I granted land around burgh Giebichenstein with a brine to his family-cloister Saint Moritz of Magdeburg. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke
- The Silver Treasure of the Halloren is displayed occasionally at the Technical Museum Saline, Mansfelder Street 52. It is a unique collection of goblets dating back to 1266. The goblets are made from silver and gold. The ancient craft of "Schausieden" boiling of the brine can be observed, too.
- Salt, also known as White Gold, was extracted on four "Borns" (well-like structures). The four Borns/brine named Gutjahrwell, Meteritzwell, German Borne and Hackeborn, are located around the Hallmarket (or "Under Market"), now a market square with a fountain, just across from the TV station, MDR. The brine was highly concentrated and boiled in Koten, simple structured houses made from reed and clay. Salters were known as Halloren, wearing a unique uniform with eighteen golden buttons.
- Ludwig Wucherer (1790 - 1861), who fought Napoleon as a member of “Lützower Freikorps”, was later elected Councillor. He made Halle to an important train connection point in Middle Germany. In 1840, he opened the line Magdeburg - Köthen - Halle, and Halle-Leipzig, a connection between Madgeburg and Dresden was completed. In 1841-1860, other lines to Erfurt, Kassel and Berlin followed.
- Halloren-Werke, the oldest chocolate factory in Germany, was founded in 1804. The Halloren Chocolate Factory (Halloren Schokoladenfabrik is the oldest German Chocolate factory Old documents are on display and a chocolate room can be visited at Delitzscher Street 70. The original "Halloren-Kugeln" are sold in a box of eighteen little pralines.
- The Beatles Museum, Exhibition Beatles till 1970 and more, closed Mon/Tues, is open Wed-Sun 10 AM - 8 PM,or 10:00 to 20:00 at Alter Markt 10.
- Halle’s trams have been running since 1891.
- Halle is known for its thriving coypu (or nutria) population, which is native to South America. The coypu, or nutria ( Myocastor coypus) is a large herbivorous, semiaquatic Rodent and the only member of the family Myocastoridae
- Halle Zoo. Contributions to the EAZA breeding programme, in particular for the Angolan Lion and the Malaysian Tiger. The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. The Leopoldina is the National academy of Germany. Historically it was known under the German name Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina One of the oldest and most respective scientific societies in Germany.
Notable residents
- Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel was born in Halle on February 23, 1685, and stayed 17 years. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc
- Georg Cantor worked as a professor at the university of Halle. Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor ( – January 6 1918) was a German Mathematician, born in Russia.
- Dorothea Christiane Erxleben of Quedlinburg (1715-1762) made her Doctor of Medicine in 1754 at the Medical Department of Martin Luther University (MLU). Dorothea Christiane Erxleben née Leporin ( November 13 1715 in Quedlinburg – June 13 1762 in Quedlinburg was the first Quedlinburg (ˈkveːdlɪnbʊʁk is a Town located north of the Harz mountains in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral
- Ludwig Wucherer (1790-1861) was elected Councillor.
- George Müller (1805-1898), coordinator of orphanages in Bristol, England
- Reinhard Heydrich, one of the leading Nazis in World War II, was born in the town. George Fredrick Müller (German Georg Friedrich Müller) ( September 27, 1805 &ndash March 10, 1898) a Christian Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was seen as the successor to Hitler. Heydrich was assassinated by Czech partisans in Prague in 1942. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a former Vice Chancellor and longest serving Foreign Minister of Germany, was born in Reideburg, which belongs to Halle today. Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German Politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP.
- Huguenots - French Protestants, around 700 people made Halle to their home after fleeing prosecution in France. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth
- Fabian von Schlabrendorff (1907-1980) Lawyer, officer, judge and member of the German resistance. Fabian von Schlabrendorff ( 1 July 1907 in Halle an der Saale – 3 September 1980 in Wiesbaden) trained as a lawyer later
- Christine Tavani (1952- ) Brilliant German teacher and philosopher was born in Halle, and lead the resistance during the Berlin Wall crisis.
External links
- Official website
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
- "A New Germany Rises", Time, September 12, 2004
- Map showing Halle in relation to Leipzig from Multimap.com with Halle marked. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Multimapcom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft is a United Kingdom based provider of mapping and location-based services
- Site about Halle with many photos and descriptions in English
- Origins & Places of Interest (German)
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