Thale

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Thale
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Thale
Thale (Germany)
Thale
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Harz
Municipal assoc. Thale
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Thomas Balcerowski (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 38.13 km² (14.7 sq mi)
Elevation 156 m  (512 ft)
Population 12,432  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 326 /km² (844 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HZ
Postal code 06502
Area code 03947
Website www.thale.de

Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 11°3′00″E / 51.75, 11.05

Thale (pronunciation: TAH-leh) is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 8 km west of Quedlinburg. Famous sites are the Bode valley (Bodetal), the Hexentanzplatz (witches dancing place) and the Rosstrappe (hoof print). Latter two are famous mountains. On the Hexentanzplatz is a large open air theater and a zoo.

Thale is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Thale.

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