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District in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Harz
District
Flag of HarzFlagCoat of arms of HarzCoat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalHalberstadt
Government
 • District admin.Thomas Balcerowski (CDU)
Area
 • Total2,104.9 km (812.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total210,381
 • Density100/km (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Websitewww.kreis-hz.de

Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 2,104.9 km (812.7 sq mi).

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Halberstadt, Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein (from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt) as part of the reform of 2007.

Towns and municipalities

BallenstedtBlankenburg (Harz)DitfurtFalkensteinGroß QuenstedtHalberstadtHarslebenHarzgerodeHederslebenHuyIlsenburgNordharzOberharz am BrockenOsterwieckQuedlinburgSchwanebeckSelke-AueThaleWegelebenWernigerode
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:

Free towns Free municipalities Verbandsgemeinde
  1. Ballenstedt
  2. Blankenburg am Harz
  3. Falkenstein
  4. Halberstadt
  5. Harzgerode
  6. Ilsenburg
  7. Oberharz am Brocken
  8. Osterwieck
  9. Quedlinburg
  10. Thale
  11. Wernigerode
  1. Huy
  2. Nordharz

Vorharz

  1. Ditfurt
  2. Groß Quenstedt
  3. Harsleben
  4. Hedersleben
  5. Schwanebeck
  6. Selke-Aue
  7. Wegeleben
seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; town

See also

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  2. "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt". Archived from the original on 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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51°52′N 10°53′E / 51.867°N 10.883°E / 51.867; 10.883


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