Kelbra

Kelbra
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Kelbra Coat of arms
Kelbra
Location of Kelbra within Mansfeld-Südharz district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Municipal assoc.	Goldene Aue
Government
• Mayor	Reinhard Teschke
Area
• Total	40.54 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,509
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06537
Dialling codes	034651
Vehicle registration	SGH
Website	www.kelbra.de

Kelbra is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Goldene Aue.

Kelbra lies on the northern slopes of the Kyffhäuser mountains in der Goldene Aue. The B 85 federal road starts in the neighbouring village of Berga and runs through Kelbra over the Kyffhäuser to Passau.

Due to the proximity of the Kelbra Dam and the Kyffhäuser, the town is a type of tourist centre, but suffers from heavy day traffic, especially motorcycles, because the road climbing up to the Kyffhäuser starts here.

Nearby are the Barbarossa Cave and the Peasants' War Panorama in Bad Frankenhausen.

The villages of Sittendorf, Tilleda (Kyffhäuser) and Thürungen belong to the municipality of Kelbra.

Town twinning

Kelbra is twinned with the English village of Frampton Cotterell and the German town of Bad Salzdetfurth.