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Salzgitter-Salder

Salzgitter
Salder castle
Salder castle
Coat of arms of Salzgitter
Coat of arms
Salzgitter   is located in Germany
Salzgitter
Salzgitter
Coordinates: 52°09′0″N 10°20′0″E / 52.15000°N 10.33333°E / 52.15000; 10.33333Coordinates: 52°09′0″N 10°20′0″E / 52.15000°N 10.33333°E / 52.15000; 10.33333
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Urban districts of Germany
Government
 • Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel (CDU)
Area
 • Total 223.96 km2 (86.47 sq mi)
Elevation 80-275 m (−822 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 101,079
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38226, 38228, 38229,
38239, 38259
Dialling codes 05341
Vehicle registration SZ
Website www.salzgitter.de
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2013)
 Turkey 5,282
 Poland 857
 Italy 387
 Serbia & Montenegro 319
 Romania 223
 Syria 217

Salzgitter (German pronunciation: [zalt͡sˈɡɪtɐ] (About this sound listen)) is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony (roughly equivalent to a metropolitan area). With 109,142 inhabitants and 223.94 square kilometres (86.46 sq mi) (as of 30 January 2004), its area is the largest in Lower Saxony and one of the largest in Germany. Salzgitter originated as a conglomeration of several small towns and villages, and is today made up of 31 boroughs, which are relatively compact conurbations with wide stretches of open country between them. The main shopping street of the young city is in the borough of Lebenstedt, and the central business district is in the borough of Salzgitter-Bad. The city is connected to the Mittellandkanal and the Elbe-Seitenkanal by a distributary. The nearest metropolises are Braunschweig, about 23 kilometres (14 miles) to the northeast, and Hanover, about 51 km (32 miles) to the northwest. The population of the City of Salzgitter has exceeded 100,000 inhabitants since its foundation in 1942 (which made it a city (Großstadt) in contrast to a town (Stadt) by the German definition), when it was still called Watenstedt-Salzgitter. Beside Wolfsburg, Leverkusen and Eisenhüttenstadt, Salzgitter is therefore one of the few cities in Germany founded during the 20th century.


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