Harz (district)

Harz is a rural district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany named after the highland area also called harz. It is home to the highest point in the region: the Brocken.

Coat of arms of Harz
Harz in S-A.svg
Country Germany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalHalberstadt
Area
 • Total2,104 km2 (812 sq mi)
Population
 (2007-12-31)
 • Total241.017
 • Density0.114552/km2 (0.29669/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHZ
Websitewww.kreis-hz.de

History

The district was made by joining the old districts of Halberstadt, Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein (from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt). This was part of the reform of all districts in 2007.

Towns and municipalities

Free towns Free municipalities
  1. Elbingerode
  2. Falkenstein
  3. Halberstadt
  4. Quedlinburg
  5. Wernigerode
  1. Huy
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  1. Ballenstedt1, 2
  2. Ditfurt
  3. Hausneindorf
  4. Hedersleben
  5. Heteborn
  6. Radisleben
  7. Wedderstedt
  1. Blankenburg am Harz1, 2
  2. Cattenstedt
  3. Heimburg
  4. Hüttenrode
  5. Timmenrode
  6. Wienrode
  1. Groß Quenstedt
  2. Harsleben
  3. Nienhagen
  4. Schwanebeck2
  5. Wegeleben1, 2
  1. Allrode
  2. Altenbrak
  3. Benneckenstein2
  4. Elend
  5. Hasselfelde1, 2
  6. Schierke
  7. Sorge
  8. Stiege
  9. Tanne
  10. Treseburg
* 5. Gernrode/Harz
  1. Bad Suderode
  2. Friedrichsbrunn
  3. Gernrode1, 2
  4. Rieder
  5. Stecklenberg
  1. Aspenstedt
  2. Athenstedt
  3. Danstedt
  4. Langenstein
  5. Sargstedt
  6. Ströbeck1
  1. Darlingerode
  2. Drübeck
  3. Ilsenburg1, 2
  1. Abbenrode
  2. Derenburg2
  3. Heudeber
  4. Langeln
  5. Reddeber
  6. Schmatzfeld
  7. Stapelburg
  8. Veckenstedt1
  9. Wasserleben
  1. Aue-Fallstein
  2. Berßel
  3. Bühne
  4. Lüttgenrode
  5. Osterwieck1, 2
  6. Rhoden
  7. Schauen
  8. Wülperode
  1. Neinstedt
  2. Thale1, 2
  3. Weddersleben
  4. Westerhausen
  1. Dankerode
  2. Güntersberge2
  3. Harzgerode1, 2
  4. Königerode
  5. Neudorf
  6. Schielo
  7. Siptenfelde
  8. Straßberg
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

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