Harz (district)

Harz
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Halberstadt
Area
 • Total 2,104 km2 (812.4 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 232,343
 • Density 110.4/km2 (286/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HZ
Website www.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

References

  1. ^ [http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit; Bevölkerung der Gemeinden; Natürliche Bevölkerungsbewegungen, Wanderungen"] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf. 
  2. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
   Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany   
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