Querfurt
| Querfurt | ||
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  Querfurt | ||
Location of Querfurt within Saalekreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E / 51.383°N 11.600°ECoordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E / 51.383°N 11.600°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| District | Saalekreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Peter Kunert (FDP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 155.23 km2 (59.93 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,357 | |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 06268 | |
| Dialling codes | 034771 | |
| Vehicle registration | SK | |
| Website | www.querfurt.de | |
Querfurt is a town in the Saalekreis district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, 18 miles (29 km) west from Merseburg, on a branch line from Oberroblingen. In 2005 The town had a population of 12,935.
History
Querfurt was for some time the capital of a principality which had an area of nearly 200 square miles (500 km2) and a population of about 20,000. The ruling family having become extinct in 1496, it passed to that of Mansfeld. In 1635, according to the terms of the peace of Prague, it was ceded to the elector of Saxony, John George I, who handed it over to his son Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels; but in 1746 it was again united with the Electorate of Saxony. It was incorporated with Prussia in 1815.
Querfurt is known as the birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). January 2014.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
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