Barby, Germany

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.

Barby
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Barby within Salzlandkreis district
Barby Show map of Germany Barby Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°52′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Salzlandkreis
Government
• Mayor (2023–30)	Jörn Weinert[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	152.76 km2 (58.98 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,813
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39249
Dialling codes	039298
Vehicle registration	SLK
Website	www.stadt-barby.de

Geography

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

• Barby
• Breitenhagen
• Glinde
• Gnadau
• Groß Rosenburg
• Lödderitz
• Pömmelte
• Sachsendorf
• Tornitz
• Wespen
• Zuchau

Twin towns

Barby is twinned with:

• Schöppenstedt, Germany
• Aukštadvaris, Lithuania
• Pruchnik, Poland

Notable people

Friedrich Schleiermacher

• Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1843), theologian and philosopher
• Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773–1843), philosopher
• Max Sering (1857–1939), economist
• Gottfried Wehling (1862–1913), architect
• Walter Conrad [de] (1892–1970), jurist and politician (FDP)
• Albrecht Schöne (1925–2025), Germanist