| Klötze   | |
|---|---|
|  Coat of arms | |
| Location of Klötze   within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel   district  | |
|   Klötze     Klötze   | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′35″N 11°09′42″E / 52.62629°N 11.1616°E | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | 
| District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–23) | Uwe Bartels[1] | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 278.29 km2 (107.45 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | 
| Population  (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,680 | 
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Postal codes | 38486, 39638 (Schwiesau) | 
| Dialling codes | 03909, 039005 (Kusey, Wenze), 039008 (Dönitz, Jahrstedt, Kunrau, Neuferchau, Steimke), 039085 (Schwiesau) | 
| Vehicle registration | SAW, GA, KLZ | 
| Website | www.stadt-kloetze.de | 
Klötze is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (district), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Gardelegen, and 35 km northeast of Wolfsburg. It was mentioned first in 1144 with the name Cloetze, which means a wooden block. In January 2010, with the disbanding of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") of Klötze, the town absorbed 11 former municipalities.[3]

The Catholic Church
Geography
The town Klötze consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[4]
References
- ↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
- ↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ↑ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Klötze Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, § 16, 16 October 2019.
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