Nordharz

Nordharz
Municipality
Coat of arms of Nordharz
Coat of arms
Location of Nordharz within Harz district
BallenstedtBlankenburg (Harz)DitfurtFalkensteinGroß QuenstedtHalberstadtHarslebenHarzgerodeHederslebenHuyIlsenburgNordharzOberharz am BrockenOsterwieckQuedlinburgSchwanebeckSelke-AueThaleWegelebenWernigerode
Nordharz is located in Germany
Nordharz
Nordharz
Nordharz is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Nordharz
Nordharz
Coordinates: 51°54′N 10°46′E / 51.900°N 10.767°E / 51.900; 10.767
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
Government
 • Mayor (2024–31) Gerald Fröhlich[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
96.42 km2 (37.23 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
7,784
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38855, 38871
Dialling codes039451, 039452, 039458
Vehicle registrationHZ
Websitegemeinde-nordharz.de

Nordharz (literally "North Harz") is a municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

The municipal area consists of eight Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[3]

The administrative seat is located in Veckenstedt. The municipality was formed in the course of an administrative reform on 1 January 2010 by merging seven municipalities of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Nordharz with the municipality of Danstedt, formerly part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Harzvorland-Huy.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Nordharz, September 2020.
  4. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt


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