Wetzlar

Wetzlar is a city at the river Lahn in Hesse in Germany. It is near Frankfurt. The number of people in the city is about 53,000.

Wetzlar
Town
The oldtown and the old Lahnbridge
Coat of arms
Location of Wetzlar within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
Wetzlar Show map of Germany Wetzlar Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°34′N 8°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Subdivisions	8 quarters
Government
• Lord mayor	Wolfram Dette (FDP)
Area
• Total	75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Lowest elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	54,164
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35521 – 35586
Dialling codes	06441
Vehicle registration	LDK
Website	www.wetzlar.de

Wetzlar is famous for the historic Oldtown and for Goethe.

The camera maker Leica is there.

Wetzlar has a connection to the Autobahn 45 with three junctions.

Twin towns

Wetzlar is twinned with:

• Avignon, France
• Colchester, United Kingdom
• Siena, Italy
• Schladming, Austria
• Ilmenau, Thuringia
• Berlin-Neukölln, Berlin
• Písek, Czech Republic