Harz is a district in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...
,
Germany
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. Its area is .
History
The district was established by merging the former districts of
Halberstadt
Halberstadt ( Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center that was greatly destroyed by Allied bomb ...
,
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:
See also
*
Ilsenburg (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
References
Districts of Saxony-Anhalt
Harz
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