Harz (district)

Harz is a rural district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany named after the highland area also called harz. It is home to the highest point in the region: the Brocken.

Harz
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Capital	Halberstadt
Area
• Total	2,104 km2 (812 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	209,117
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HZ
Website	www.kreis-hz.de

History

The district was made by joining the old districts of Halberstadt, Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein (from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt). This was part of the reform of all districts in 2007.

Towns and municipalities

Free towns	Free municipalities
Elbingerode Falkenstein Halberstadt Quedlinburg Wernigerode	Huy

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
1. Ballenstedt/Bode-Selke-Aue Ballenstedt1, 2 Ditfurt Hausneindorf Hedersleben Heteborn Radisleben Wedderstedt 2. Blankenburg Blankenburg am Harz1, 2 Cattenstedt Heimburg Hüttenrode Timmenrode Wienrode 3. Bode-Holtemme Groß Quenstedt Harsleben Nienhagen Schwanebeck2 Wegeleben1, 2 4. Brocken-Hochharz Allrode Altenbrak Benneckenstein2 Elend Hasselfelde1, 2 Schierke Sorge Stiege Tanne Treseburg		* 5. Gernrode/Harz Bad Suderode Friedrichsbrunn Gernrode1, 2 Rieder Stecklenberg 6. Harzvorland-Huy Aspenstedt Athenstedt Danstedt Langenstein Sargstedt Ströbeck1 7. Ilsenburg Darlingerode Drübeck Ilsenburg1, 2 8. Nordharz Abbenrode Derenburg2 Heudeber Langeln Reddeber Schmatzfeld Stapelburg Veckenstedt1 Wasserleben		9. Osterwieck-Fallstein Aue-Fallstein Berßel Bühne Lüttgenrode Osterwieck1, 2 Rhoden Schauen Wülperode 10. Thale Neinstedt Thale1, 2 Weddersleben Westerhausen 11. Unterharz Dankerode Güntersberge2 Harzgerode1, 2 Königerode Neudorf Schielo Siptenfelde Straßberg
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town