Harz (district)

Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 2,104.9 km² (812.7 sq mi).^[2]

Harz
District
Flag Coat of arms
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 2024)[1]
• Total	205,484
• Density	98/km2 (250/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

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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:^[3]

Free towns	Free municipalities	Verbandsgemeinde
Ballenstedt Blankenburg am Harz Falkenstein Halberstadt Harzgerode Ilsenburg Oberharz am Brocken Osterwieck Quedlinburg Thale Wernigerode	Huy Nordharz	Vorharz Ditfurt Groß Quenstedt Harsleben Hedersleben Schwanebeck2 Selke-Aue Wegeleben1, 2
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

See also

• Ilsenburg (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)