Barby, Germany

{{Infobox German location

| name = Barby

| type = Stadt

| image_photo = Barby Rathaus.jpg

| image_caption = Town hall

| image_coa = Wappen Barby.svg

| coordinates = {{coord|51|58|N|11|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| image_plan = Barby (Elbe) in SLK.png

| state = Sachsen-Anhalt

| district = Salzlandkreis

| elevation = 51

| area = 152.61

| postal_code = 39249

| area_code = 039298

| licence = SLK

| Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 89 026

| website = [http://www.stadt-barby.de/ www.stadt-barby.de]

| mayor = Jörn Weinert[https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

| leader_term = 2023–30

| party = CDU

}}

Barby ({{IPA|de|ˈbaʁbiː|-|De-Barby.ogg}}) 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. {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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.

Geography

The town Barby consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[https://www.stadt-barby.de/de/datei/download/id/3441,1084/hauptsatzung_nach_beschluss_160519.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Barby], May 2019.

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Twin towns

Barby is twinned with:

Notable people

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References

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Category:Salzlandkreis

Category:Populated riverside places in Germany

Category:Populated places on the Elbe