Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg [ˈvɔlfsbʊʁk] is the fift lairgest ceety in the German state o Lawer Saxony. Locatit on the River Aller northeast o Braunschweig (Brunswick), it lees aboot 75 km (47 mi) east o Hanover an 230 km (143 mi) wast o Berlin.

Wolfsburg
The pouer station o the Volkswagen factory
Coat airms
Wolfsburg
Coordinates: 52°25′23″N 10°47′14″E
Kintra	Germany
State	Lawer Saxony
Destrict	Urban destrict
Subdivisions	16 Ortschaften, 40 Stadtteile
Govrenment
• Laird Mayor	Klaus Mohrs (SPD)
Area
• Total	204.02 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	123,949
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38400–38448
Diallin codes	05361, 05362, 05363, 05365, 05366, 05367, 05308
Vehicle registration	WOB
Website	www.Wolfsburg.de

The Volkswagen Arena

In 2013, Wolfsburg rankit as the richest ceety in Germany wi per caipita income o $128,000, thanks tae its thrivin auto industry. Wolfsburg is famous as the location o the heidquairters o Volkswagen Group, an for bein ane o the few German ceeties biggit durin the first hauf o the 20t century. Frae its foundation on 1 Julie 1938 as a hame for wirkers producin the "KdF-Wagen" (VW Beetle) till 25 Mey 1945 the ceety wis cried "Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben". In 1972 the population first exceedit 100,000.

Sport

The maist famous professional sports club in the toun is VfL Wolfsburg, a association fitbaa club that wis established in 1945. They wan the 2009 Fußball-Bundesliga. Ice hockey team EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams, which syne 2007 haes made it tae a leadin position in the German ice-hockey league, is based in the toun an aw. The Volkswagen Challenger tennis tournament haes been held annually in the toun syne 1993 an aw.

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Germany

Sister ceety - Twin touns - Associatit ceeties

Wolfsburg is twinned wi the follaein touns:

Luton, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1950 Marignane, Fraunce, syne 1963 Province o Pesaro an Urbino, Italy, syne 1975 Halberstadt, Germany, syne 1989 Togliatti, Roushie, syne 1991 Bielsko-Biała, Poland, syne 1998

Wolfsburg haes relationships wi the follaein Association Ceeties:

Sarajevo, Bosnie an Herzegovinae, syne 1985 Changchun, Cheenae, syne 2006 Jiading, Cheenae, syne 2007 Dalian, Cheenae, syne 2011 Toyohashi, Japan, syne 2011 Puebla, Mexico, syne 2010 Jendouba, Tunisie, syne 2010 Chattanooga, Tennessee, syne 2011

Freemit airtins

• Ceety o Wolfsburg
• Autostadt
• Wolfsburg Art Museum
• Wolfsburg travel guide frae Wikivoyage