Querfurt
Querfurt | ||
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Querfurt skyline | ||
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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) | |
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, MER, MQ, QFT | |
Website | www.querfurt.de |
Querfurt is a town in the Saalekreis district, or Kreis, in southern 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
For some time, Querfurt was the capital of a principality covering nearly 200 square miles (500 km2), with 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; in 1746, it was united once more with Saxony. It was incorporated into Prussia in 1815.
Querfurt is known as the birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt
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Castle
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Town walls
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Defence tower
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Oak of peace
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Elementary school
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden 31.12.2012" (PDF). 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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