Wernigerode (district)

Wernigerode (district)

Infobox German district noregbez
name=Wernigerode
state=Saxony-Anhalt
former regierungsbezirk=Magdeburg
dissolved = 2007-07-01
capital=Wernigerode
area=797.60
population=94,556
population_as_of=2002
density=119
carsign=WR
url= [http://www.landkreis-wernigerode.de landkreis-wernigerode.de]

Wernigerode was a district ("Kreis") in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, the district Nordhausen in Thuringia and the district Goslar in Lower Saxony.

Geography

The district is located at the northern end of the Harz mountains. The highest mountain of the Harz, "The Brocken", is located in the southeast of the district.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-wernigerode.de Official website] (German)


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