Opština se nalazi na nadmorskoj visini od 500 metara. Površina opštine iznosi 58,1 km². U samom mjestu je, prema procjeni iz 2010. godine, živjelo 47.275 stanovnika. Prosječna gustina stanovništva iznosi 814 stanovnika/km².
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