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Sangerhausen

Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen
Coat of arms of Sangerhausen
Coat of arms
Sangerhausen   is located in Germany
Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen
Coordinates: 51°28′0″N 11°18′0″E / 51.46667°N 11.30000°E / 51.46667; 11.30000Coordinates: 51°28′0″N 11°18′0″E / 51.46667°N 11.30000°E / 51.46667; 11.30000
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Mansfeld-Südharz
Government
 • Mayor Ralf Poschmann (CDU)
Area
 • Total 207.64 km2 (80.17 sq mi)
Elevation 154 m (505 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 27,752
 • Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 03464, 034656 (Großleinungen), 034658 (Breitenbach, Horla, Wolfsberg), 034775 (Wippra)
Dialling codes 03464
Vehicle registration MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH
Website www.sangerhausen.de

Sangerhausen (German pronun­cia­tion: [zaŋɐˈhaʊzən]) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, without being part of it. It is situated southeast of the Harz, approx. 35 kilometres (22 miles) east of Nordhausen, and 50 km (31 mi) west of Halle (Saale). About 31,000 people live in Sangerhausen.

Margraviate of Meissen 1249–1291
Margraviate of Brandenburg 1291–1372
 Electorate of Saxony 1372–1806

Kingdom of Saxony 1806–1815
 Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1918–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
 Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
 East Germany 1949–1990
 Federal Republic of Germany 1990–present


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