Wetzlar

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Wetzlar is a historic German city in the state of Hesse, known for its medieval old town and its long tradition in optics and precision engineering.

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Label Occurrences
Wetzlar canonical 18
Wetzlar (Prussian city) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
country Germany
elevation approximately 160 metres
hasFeature medieval old town
hasHeritage half-timbered houses
medieval architecture
hasIndustry electrical engineering
optical instruments
precision mechanics
hasLandmark Leica Park
Old Lahn Bridge
Wetzlar Cathedral
hasPostalCodeRange 35576–35586
hasSubdivision Dutenhofen
Garbenheim
Hermannstein
Münchholzhausen
Nauborn
hasTwinTown Avignon
Beit Shemesh
Colchester
Kamenica nad Cirochou
La Bañeza
Písek
Schladming
Siena
Veszprém
historicalEra Middle Ages
historicalRole former seat of the Imperial Chamber Court
knownFor Ernst Leitz optical works
Goethe connections
Leica Camera AG headquarters
historic cathedral
optics industry
precision engineering
language German
locatedIn Giessen district
surface form: Giessen region

Hesse
central Germany
locatedOn Lahn
surface form: Lahn River
partOf Lahn-Dill-Kreis
population approximately 50,000 inhabitants
river Lahn
state Hesse
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
vehicleRegistrationCode LDK

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Colchester hasTwinTown Wetzlar
Reichskammergericht movedTo Wetzlar
Lahn flowsThrough Wetzlar
Blois twinTown Wetzlar
Middle Hesse contains Wetzlar
Weilburg locatedNorthwestOf Wetzlar
Imperial City of Wetzlar followedBy Wetzlar
this entity surface form: Wetzlar (Prussian city)
Lahn-Dill-Kreis capital Wetzlar
Lahn-Dill-Kreis seat Wetzlar
Lahn-Dill-Kreis hasCity Wetzlar
Lazare Hoche placeOfDeath Wetzlar
Imperial Chamber Court seat Wetzlar
Herborn locatedNear Wetzlar
Hesse-Nassau contains Wetzlar