Halle (Saale), often called simply Halle, is the second largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after East Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz, and Magdeburg, and Germany's thirty-first largest city overall.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.482778 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
Where does the name Halle come from?
The name comes from a Celtic word for a place where salt is prepared.
The city owes its origin to salt, and its name derives from the Celtic word Hall, which means a place where salt is prepared. In the Middle Ages the salt springs formed the basis of the city's wealth.
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Source Wikidata: George Frideric Handel
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Source Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence 1Quote, Lead, sentence 1
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (German: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public research university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg.
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1. Halle (Saale) (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 226,186 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.482778, longitude 11.969722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 87 m
P2046 (area)
area 135.01 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 226186 (2025)
View the Source2. Halle (Saale) (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 806
The earliest documented mention of Halle dates from AD 806.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 806
The earliest documented mention of Halle dates from AD 806.
Source text, founding-year: 806
The earliest documented mention of Halle dates from AD 806.
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View the Source3. GeoNames: Halle (Saale) - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2911522
51.48158 11.97947 P PPL DE 14 00 15002 15002000 237865 114 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 114 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 11.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 11.75
51.25 11.75 Cfb
Wikidata: Halle (Saale)
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