Vorharz

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Vorharz
VG Vorharz in HZ.png
Coat of arms of Vorharz
Vorharz is located in Germany
Vorharz
Coordinates 51°52′N 11°10′E / 51.867°N 11.167°E / 51.867; 11.167Coordinates: 51°52′N 11°10′E / 51.867°N 11.167°E / 51.867; 11.167
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Harz
Basic statistics
Area 208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Population 13,138 (31 December 2011)[1]
 - Density 63 /km2 (163 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Website http://www.vorharz.net/de/

Vorharz is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated east of Halberstadt. It was created on 1 January 2010. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Wegeleben.

The Verbandsgemeinde Vorharz consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Ditfurt
  2. Groß Quenstedt
  3. Harsleben
  4. Hedersleben
  5. Schwanebeck
  6. Selke-Aue
  7. Wegeleben

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