Quedlinburg (district)

Quedlinburg (district)

Infobox German district noregbez
name=Quedlinburg
state=Saxony-Anhalt
former regierungsbezirk=Magdeburg
dissolved = 2007-07-01
capital=Quedlinburg
area=540.36
population=76,812
population_as_of=2002
density=142
carsign=QLB
url= [http://www.landkreis-quedlinburg.de landkreis-quedlinburg.de]

Quedlinburg was a district ("Kreis") in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Wernigerode, Halberstadt , Bördekreis, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Mansfelder Land, Sangerhausen and the district Nordhausen in Thuringia.

History

In 1950 the district Ballenstedt was added to the district, in 1994 parts of the district Blankenburg and Aschersleben were added.

On July 1 2007, the district was merged with the districts Halberstadt and Wernigerode to the new district Harz.

Geography

The northern part of the district is located in the Harz mountains.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-quedlinburg.de Official website] (German, English)
* [http://www.quedlinburg-regio.de Regional portal site] (German)
* [http://www.quedlinburg-info.de Touristic website] (German, English)


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