Querfurt

Querfurt
Querfurt skyline
Coat of arms
Querfurt
Location of Querfurt within Saalekreis district
Coordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E / 51.383°N 11.600°E / 51.383; 11.600Coordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E / 51.383°N 11.600°E / 51.383; 11.600
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Government
• Mayor	Peter Kunert (FDP)
Area
• Total	155.23 km2 (59.93 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	10,984
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06268
Dialling codes	034771
Vehicle registration	SK, MER, MQ, QFT
Website	www.querfurt.de

Querfurt is a town in the Saalekreis district, or Kreis, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, 18 miles (29 km) west from Merseburg. In 2005, the town had a population of 12,935.

For some time, Querfurt was the capital of a principality covering nearly 200 square miles (500 km²), with a population of about 20,000. The ruling family having become extinct in 1496, it passed to that of Mansfeld. In 1635, according to the terms of the Peace of Prague, it was ceded to the Elector of Saxony, John George I, who handed it over to his son Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels; in 1746, it was united once more with Saxony. It was incorporated into Prussia in 1815.

Querfurt is known as the birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt

Castle

Town walls

Defence tower

Oak of peace

Elementary school