Aschersleben
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Aschersleben-Staßfurt |
| Population | 26,438 (2005) |
| Area | 85.82 km² |
| Population density | 308 /km² |
| Elevation | 114 m |
| Coordinates | 51°45′ N 11°28′ E |
| Postal code | 06449 |
| Area code | 03473 |
| Licence plate code | ASL |
| Mayor | Andreas Michelmann |
| Website | aschersleben.de |
Image:Aschersleben1.jpg Aschersleben is a town in the Aschersleben-Staßfurt district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle (Saale).
Aschersleben is also the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Aschersleben-Land, which consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
- Aschersleben * (26.438)
- Freckleben (768)
- Drohndorf (529)
- Groß Schierstedt (649)
- Mehringen (1.157)
- Schackenthal (328)
- Westdorf (806)
[edit] History
- First mention in 753
[edit] People
- Adam Olearius; 1603 - 1671, writer and diplomat
- Johann Esaias Silberschlag, 1721 - 1791, theologian and scientist
- Rudolf Christian Böttger (1806-1881), chemist and physicist
- Gerd von Rundstedt; 1875 - 1953, World War II military
- Hermann Gieseler; 1889 - 1948, union leader
- Otto Arndt; 1920 - 1992, politician in the FRG
- Gerd Höfer; born 1943, politician
- Ernst Klodwig; 1903 - 1973 in Hamburg; Formula 1 driver for BMW
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