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Landkreis Harz

Harz
District
Coat of arms of Harz
Coat of arms
Harz in S-A.svg
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Halberstadt
Area
 • Total 2,104 km2 (812 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 221,366
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Website www.kreis-hz.de

Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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.

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:

Vorharz

Coordinates: 51°52′N 10°53′E / 51.867°N 10.883°E / 51.867; 10.883


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