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Barby

Town hall

Town hall

Coat of arms of Barby

Coat of arms

Location of Barby within Salzlandkreis district

Barby is located in Germany

Barby

Barby

Barby is located in Saxony-Anhalt

Barby

Barby

Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°52′E / 51.967°N 11.867°E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSalzlandkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–30) Jörn Weinert[1] (CDU)
Area

• Total

152.61 km2 (58.92 sq mi)
Elevation51 m (167 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

8,129
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes

39249

Dialling codes039298
Vehicle registrationSLK
Websitewww.stadt-barby.de

Barby (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʁbiː] ) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Elbe, near the confluence with the Saale, approx. 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Magdeburg. Since an administrative reform of 1 January 2010 it comprises the former municipalities of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Elbe-Saale, except for Gnadau, that joined Barby in September 2010. The Barby Ferry, a reaction ferry across the Elbe, links Barby with Zerbst-Walternienburg.

The town Barby consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[3]

Barby is twinned with:

Friedrich Schleiermacher