Quedlinburg (district)

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Quedlinburg
Disestablished: 2007-07-01

Map of Saxony-Anhalt highlighting the former district of Quedlinburg
State Saxony-Anhalt
District seat Quedlinburg
Area 540.36 km²
Population 76,812 (2002)
Pop. density 142 /km²
Licence plate code QLB
Web page landkreis-quedlinburg.de

Quedlinburg was a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Wernigerode, Halberstadt , Bördekreis, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Mansfelder Land, Sangerhausen and the district Nordhausen in Thuringia.

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[edit] History

In 1950 the district Ballenstedt was added to the district, in 1994 parts of the district Blankenburg and Aschersleben were added.

On July 1, 2007, the district was merged with the districts Halberstadt and Wernigerode to the new district Harz.

[edit] Geography

The northern part of the district is located in the Harz mountains.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms shows symbols for the three historic landscapes in the district. In the topleft part is an antler symbolizing the Regenstein county. The two knives are special knives used at a buffet (German: Kredenzmesser), which stand for the Abbey of Quedlinburg. The yellow-black stripes (fesses) derive from the coat of arms of the county Ballenstedt.

The coat of arms were granted on September 24, 1990, replacing the older arms which only contained the knives of Quedlinburg.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  1. Quedlinburg
  1. Ballenstedt/Bode-Selke-Aue (incl. town Ballenstedt)
  2. Gernrode/Harz (incl. town Gernrode)
  3. Thale (incl. town Thale)
  4. Unterharz (incl. towns Güntersberge and Harzgerode)

[edit] External links

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