Uelzen
Ülz'n (Low German) | |
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Location of Uelzen within Uelzen district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 52°57′53″N 10°33′57″E / 52.96472°N 10.56583°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Uelzen |
Subdivisions | 16 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–26) | Jürgen Markwardt[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 135.84 km2 (52.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 33,934 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 29525 |
Dialling codes | 0581 |
Vehicle registration | UE |
Website | www.uelzen.de |
Uelzen (German: [ˈʏltsn̩] ; Low German: Ülz'n[3]), officially the Hanseatic Town of Uelzen (German: Hansestadt Uelzen), is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the district of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, a Hanseatic town and an independent municipality.
Uelzen is characterised by timber-framed architecture and also has some striking examples of North German brick Gothic. The town earned pan-regional fame when Friedensreich Hundertwasser was selected to redesign the railway station: the final work of the celebrated Viennese artist and architect was ceremonially opened in 2000 as the Hundertwasser Station, Uelzen, and remains a popular tourism destination.
The Polabian name for Uelzen is Wilcaus (spelled Wiltzaus in older German reference material), possibly derived from wilca or wilsa (< Slavic *olăša) 'alder'.