Helmstedt

Helmstedt
Juleum Novum, building of the former University of Helmstedt
Juleum Novum, building of the former University of Helmstedt
Coat of arms of Helmstedt
Location of Helmstedt within Helmstedt district
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Helmstedt is located in Germany
Helmstedt
Helmstedt
Helmstedt is located in Lower Saxony
Helmstedt
Helmstedt
Coordinates: 52°13′41″N 11°00′38″E / 52.22806°N 11.01056°E / 52.22806; 11.01056
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHelmstedt
First mentioned952
Subdivisions8 Boroughs
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Wittich Schobert[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total25,779
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38350
Dialling codes05351
Vehicle registrationHE
Websitewww.stadt-helmstedt.de

Helmstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmˌʃtɛt] ; Eastphalian: Helmstidde) is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage of Romanesque and Renaissance buildings, as well as numerous timber framed houses. During the German partition the nearby Bundesautobahn 2 was the site of the Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing, the most important on the former inner German border as starting point of the shortest land route between West Germany and West Berlin.

  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.