Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle (also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It lies in the southern part of the state, on the river Saale. Population: 243,045 (2001).

Miscellaneous

Within East Germany Halle's chemical industry, now mainly shut down, had great importance.

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The famous Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel was born in Halle. Today there is an annual Händel-festival. Georg Cantor worked as a professor at the university of Halle.

Related Topics:
Baroque - Georg Friedrich Händel - Georg Cantor

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A university was founded in Halle in 1694. It is now combined with the University of Wittenberg and is called Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg'.

Related Topics:
1694 - University of Wittenberg - Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

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Halle was a center of German Pietism and played an important role in establishing the Lutheran church in North America, when Henry Muhlenberg and others were sent as missionaries to Pennsylvania. Henry Muhlenberg's son, Frederick Muhlenberg, the first Speaker of the House of Representatives, was a graduate of Halle University.

Related Topics:
Pietism - Lutheran - Henry Muhlenberg - Pennsylvania - Frederick Muhlenberg - Speaker of the House of Representatives

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Many Plattenbau houses can be found in Halle, especially in Halle-Neustadt.

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