| Klötze | |
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| Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Klötze within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district
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  Klötze Show map of Germany Klötze Show map of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′35″N 11°09′42″E / 52.62629°N 11.1616°E / 52.62629; 11.1616 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Alexander Kleine (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 278.29 km (107.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,680 |
| • Density | 35/km (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38486, 39638 (Schwiesau) |
| Dialling codes | 03909, 039005 (Kusey, Wenze), 039008 (Dönitz, Jahrstedt, Kunrau, Neuferchau, Steimke), 039085 (Schwiesau) |
| Vehicle registration | SAW, GA, KLZ |
| Website | www.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.
Geography
The town Klötze consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:
- Dönitz
- Immekath
- Jahrstedt
- Klötze
- Kunrau
- Kusey
- Neuendorf
- Neuferchau
- Ristedt
- Schwiesau
- Steimke
- Trippigleben
- Wenze
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- "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.
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