Merseburg is a town in central Germany, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Saale about 14 kilometers south of Halle and 30 kilometers west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district and had around 35,000 inhabitants. The town held a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg, and the University of Merseburg is located within it.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Wikipedia, Merseburg
Wikimedia FoundationDemographics section, population table, entry for 2022
2022: 35,815
Infobox: area_total_km2
53.76
Infobox German location, elevation field
elevation = 88
Middle Ages section, first sentence
Merseburg was first mentioned in 850
Infobox German location, coordinates field
coord 51 21 16 N 11 59 34 E format=dms
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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