Elbe-Parey

Elbe-Parey

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Elbe-Parey

Coordinates: 52°23′N 12°1′E / 52.383°N 12.017°E / 52.383; 12.017Coordinates: 52°23′N 12°1′E / 52.383°N 12.017°E / 52.383; 12.017
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Jerichower Land
Government
  Mayor Jutta Mannewitz
Area
  Total 108.64 km2 (41.95 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 6,861
  Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 39307 39317
Dialling codes 039349
Vehicle registration JL
Website www.elbe-parey.de

Elbe-Parey is a municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx. 40 km northeast of Magdeburg.

It was the birthplace (1853) of Elisabeth von Ardenne, on whose life the novel "Effi Briest" is considered to be based.

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