Helmstedt is a town on the eastern edge of Lower Saxony, Germany, and the capital of the District of Helmstedt. It preserves a historic core of Romanesque and Renaissance buildings alongside numerous timber-framed houses, and was once home to a university and held Hanseatic city status. During the division of Germany, Helmstedt was the site of the Helmstedt-Marienborn border crossing, the busiest crossing point on the inner German border and the shortest land route between West Germany and West Berlin.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude52.228056 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Helmstedt (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 25,048 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.228056, longitude 11.010556
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 123 m
P2046 (area)
area 46.97 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 25048 (2025)
View the Source2. Helmstedt (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 952
The settlement in the Duchy of Saxony was first mentioned as Helmonstede in a 952 deed issued by the German king Otto I.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 952
The settlement in the Duchy of Saxony was first mentioned as Helmonstede in a 952 deed issued by the German king Otto I.
Source text, founding-year: 952
The settlement in the Duchy of Saxony was first mentioned as Helmonstede in a 952 deed issued by the German king Otto I.
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