Harz
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Capital	Halberstadt
Area
• Total	2,104 km2 (812 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
• Total	221,366
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	HZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Website	www.kreis-hz.de

Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

History[edit]

The district was established by merging the former districts of Halberstadt, Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein (from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt) as part of the reform of 2007.

Towns and municipalities[edit]

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:^[2]

References[edit]

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2015" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). 
2. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt

Coordinates: 51°52′N 10°53′E / 51.867°N 10.883°E / 51.867; 10.883