Harz (district)

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Harz
District
Flag of Harz
Flag
Coat of arms of Harz
Coat of arms
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CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalHalberstadt
Area
 • Total2,104 km2 (812 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total210,975
 • Density100/km2 (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.

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[]

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:[2]

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. Schwanebeck2
  6. Selke-Aue
  7. Wegeleben1, 2
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt". Archived from the original on 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2009-08-06.

Coordinates: 51°52′N 10°53′E / 51.867°N 10.883°E / 51.867; 10.883


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