Oberharz am Brocken

Oberharz am Brocken
Oberharz am Brocken
Location of the town of Oberharz am Brocken within Harz district
Coordinates	51°43′N 10°49′E / 51.71667°N 10.81667°E / 51.71667; 10.81667Coordinates: 51°43′N 10°49′E / 51.71667°N 10.81667°E / 51.71667; 10.81667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Mayor	Andreas Flügel (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area	271.52 km2 (104.83 sq mi)
Elevation	475 m  (1558 ft)
Population	12,231 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	45 /km2 (117 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HZ
Postal codes	38875, 38877, 38899
Area codes	039454, 039455, 039457, 039459

Oberharz am Brocken is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities: Benneckenstein, Elbingerode, Elend, Hasselfelde, Königshütte, Rübeland, Sorge, Stiege, Tanne, Trautenstein.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden nach Landkreisen" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf.