Harz (district)
Appearance
Harz | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Capital | Halberstadt |
Government | |
• District admin. | Thomas Balcerowski (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,104.9 km2 (812.7 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 210,381 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | HZ, HBS, QLB, WR |
Website | www.kreis-hz.de |
Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 2,104.9 km2 (812.7 sq mi).[2]
History
[edit]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 |
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1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town |
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Harz.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt". Archived from the original on 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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