Hoym

Hoym (German pronunciation: [hɔʏm] ^ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 15 July 2009, it is part of the town Seeland. Hoym is located on the river Selke, between the towns Aschersleben and Quedlinburg. One of the main features of the town is Schloss Hoym, which is used as a home for the mentally handicapped. Hoym is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Seeland, district Salzlandkreis. Olympian Burckhardt Hoppe was born here.^[2]

Hoym
Stadtteil of Seeland
Coat of arms
Location of Hoym
Hoym Show map of Germany Hoym Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°47′N 11°18′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Salzlandkreis
Town	Seeland
Area
• Total	20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,450
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06467
Dialling codes	034741

People

• Karl Wilhelm Fricke (born 1929), journalist