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Harz (district)

Harz
Flag of Harz
Coat of arms of Harz
Map
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalHalberstadt
Government
  District admin.Thomas Balcerowski (CDU)
Area
  Total
2,104.9 km2 (812.7 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024)[1]
  Total
205,484
  Density97.622/km2 (252.84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Websitewww.kreis-hz.de

Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 2,104.9 km2 (812.7 sq mi).[2]

History

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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

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BallenstedtBlankenburg (Harz)DitfurtFalkensteinGroß QuenstedtHalberstadtHarslebenHarzgerodeHederslebenHuyIlsenburgNordharzOberharz am BrockenOsterwieckQuedlinburgSchwanebeckSelke-AueThaleWegelebenWernigerode
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:[3]

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

See also

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References

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2024" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt.
  2. "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt". Archived from the original on 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2009-08-06.

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