Helmstedt

Helmstedt is a city in the in , . In the second half of the 20th century, Helmstedt and its eastern neighboir Marienborn were best known as the largest checkpoint, Checkpoint Alpha, along the inter-German border during the division of Germany.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Türkentor and St. Ludger’s Abbey.

City gate
The is a triumphal arch and gateway in in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former and a gateway to the Domänenhof, the arch was built in 1716 to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans by Prince Eugene…

Church
St. Ludger's Abbey was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in , , founded by Saint Ludger around 800. Until it was secularised in 1802 it was an Imperial Abbey, with sovereignty over the whole town of Helmstedt until the 15th century.

Railway station
Helmstedt is a railway station located in , . The station is located on the Brunswick–Magdeburg railway. The trains are run by Deutsche Bahn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mariental and Wolsdorf.

Village
Photo: Harald Hartge, Public domain.
is a municipality in the , in , . The Municipality includes the villages of Mariental-Dorf and Mariental-Horst. See also Abbey. is situated 5 km north of Helmstedt.

Village
Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.
is a municipality in the , in , . is situated 6 km southwest of Helmstedt.

Helmstedt

Latitude
52.2316° or 52° 13′ 54″ north
Longitude
11.0018° or 11° 0′ 6″ east
Population
25,100
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
9F4H62J2+JP
Geo­Names ID
6557378
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Helmstedt” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Helmshtet
  • Arabic: هلمشتيت
  • Armenian: Հելմշտեդտ
  • Bashkir: Хельмштедт
  • Basque: Helmstedt
  • Belarusian: Хельмштэт
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  • Bulgarian: Хелмщет
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  • Chechen: Хельмштедт
  • Chinese: 黑尔姆斯特
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  • Hebrew: הלמשטדט
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  • Japanese: ヘルムシュテット
  • Kazakh: Хельмштедт
  • Kirghiz: Хельмштедт
  • Korean: 헬름슈테트
  • Kurdish: Helmstedt
  • Ladin: Helmstedt
  • Latin: Helmstadium
  • Latvian: Helmštete
  • Low German: Helmstidde
  • Macedonian: Хелмштет
  • Malay: Helmstedt
  • Moksha: Гэльмштэдт
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Helmstedt
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  • Tatar: Һелмштедт
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  • Ukrainian: Гельмштедт
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  • Waray (Philippines): Helmstedt
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