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

Harz (district)

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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 2022)[1]
 • Total
210,381
 • Density100/km2 (260/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

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

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

See also

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. 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