| Harz District | |||
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt | ||
| Capital | Halberstadt | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,104 km2 (812 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 232,343 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Vehicle registration | HZ | ||
| Website | www.kreis-hz.de | ||
Harz District is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Börde, Salzland, Mansfeld-Südharz (in Saxony-Anhalt, Nordhausen in Thuringia, Goslar, Wolfenbüttel and Helmstedt in Lower Saxony
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[]
The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:[2]
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Vorharz
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Gernrode/Harz
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| 1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town | |||
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden nach Landkreisen" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
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