Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle (Saale)
City
From top: Halle city centre, Moritzburg (Halle), Halle-Neustadt, Francke Foundations and Halle State Museum of Prehistory
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Halle (Saale)
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Coordinates: 51°29′N 11°58′E / 51.483°N 11.967°E / 51.483; 11.967
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Urban district
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Wiegand
Area
• Total	135.01 km2 (52.13 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	238,061
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06108-06132
Dialling codes	0049345
Vehicle registration	HAL
Website	www.halle.de

Halle (also called Halle an der Saale) is the largest town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It lies in the southern part of the state, on the river Saale. It has about 234,000 inhabitants (2006). It is famous all over the world because Georg Friedrich Handel was born there. In 1904 Reinhard Heydrich was born here who became the most evil Nazi in 1941-1942 .

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.