Wetzlar

Wetzlar is a university city of 55,000 people in . Tourists know the city for its ancient town and its medieval Catholic/Protestant shared cathedral of St.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mittelhessen-Arena and Forum Wetzlar.

Sports venue
The Buderus Arena Wetzlar is a multipurpose indoor event facility located in , Germany. It hosts sports matches, concerts and exhibitions and is the home venue of the HSG Wetzlar handball team.

Shopping center
is a shopping center.

Railway station
is a through railway station in the city of in the German state of . The station, which serves Deutsche Bahn's Dill and Lahntal lines, constitutes Wetzlar's most important public transport node.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wetzlarer Kreuz.

Locality
The is an Autobahn interchange in the city of in , where the highways A45 and A480 meet. This junction is a stack interchange, which is the only fully built stack interchange in Germany.

Wetzlar

Latitude
50.5706° or 50° 34′ 14″ north
Longitude
8.5312° or 8° 31′ 53″ east
Population
54,700
Elevation
174 metres (571 feet)
Open location code
9F2CHGCJ+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12488046368
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­municipality
Geo­Names ID
6557787
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Wetzlar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فتسلار
  • Armenian: Վէցլառ
  • French: Wetzlar
  • German: Wetzlar
  • Greek: Βετσλαρ
  • Hebrew: וצלר
  • Lithuanian: Veclaras
  • Portuguese: Wetzlar
  • Russian: Вецлар
  • Spanish: Wetzlar

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