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Kelbra

Town hall

Town hall

Coat of arms of Kelbra

Coat of arms

Location of Kelbra within Mansfeld-Südharz district

Kelbra is located in Germany

Kelbra

Kelbra

Kelbra is located in Saxony-Anhalt

Kelbra

Kelbra

Coordinates: 51°26′N 11°2′E / 51.433°N 11.033°E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictMansfeld-Südharz
Municipal assoc.Goldene Aue
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Lothar Bornkessel[1]
Area

• Total

40.54 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Elevation157 m (515 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

3,220
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes

06537

Dialling codes034651
Vehicle registrationMSH, SGH
Websitewww.kelbra.de

Kelbra (German: [ˈkɛlbʁa] ⓘ) is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Goldene Aue.

Kelbra lies on the northern slopes of the Kyffhäuser mountains in the Goldene Aue. The B 85 federal road starts in the neighbouring village of Berga and runs through Kelbra over the Kyffhäuser to Passau.

Due to the proximity of the Kelbra Dam and the Kyffhäuser, the town is a type of tourist centre, but suffers from heavy day traffic, especially motorcycles, because the road climbing up to the Kyffhäuser starts here.

Nearby are the Barbarossa Cave and the Peasants' War Panorama in Bad Frankenhausen.

The villages of Sittendorf, Tilleda (Kyffhäuser) and Thürungen belong to the municipality of Kelbra.

Berga-Kelbra station, which is on the Halle–Hann. Münden railway is located nearby in Berga.

Kelbra is twinned with the English village of Frampton Cotterell and the German town of Bad Salzdetfurth.