Harz (district)

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Harz
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Halberstadt
Area
 • Total 2,104 km2 (812 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)[1]
 • Total 223,094
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HZ, HBS, QLB, WR
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 townsFree municipalitiesVerbandsgemeinde
  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

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). January 2014. 
  2. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany
Urban districts
Rural districts
Former districts

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

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