Wernigerode (district)

Wernigerode
District

Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Disbanded	2007-07-01
Capital	Wernigerode
Area
• Total	797.60 km² (307.96 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	94,556
• Density	120/km² (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	WR

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

The coat of arms are based upon those used by the principality and the diocese of Halberstadt. On top of the red and white areas are two fish, which are taken from the coat of arms of the counts of Wernigerode.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Elbingerode Wernigerode	Blankenburg (incl. town Blankenburg) Brocken-Hochharz (incl. towns Benneckenstein and Hasselfelde) Ilsenburg (incl. town Ilsenburg) Nordharz (incl. town Derenburg)

Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany

Urban districts	Dessau-Roßlau Halle (Saale) Magdeburg

Rural districts	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Anhalt-Bitterfeld Börde Burgenlandkreis Harz Jerichower Land Mansfeld-Südharz Saalekreis Salzlandkreis Stendal Wittenberg

Former districts	Anhalt-Zerbst Aschersleben-Staßfurt Bernburg Bitterfeld Bördekreis Burgenlandkreis Halberstadt Köthen Mansfelder Land Merseburg-Querfurt Ohrekreis Quedlinburg Saalkreis Sangerhausen Schönebeck Weißenfels Wernigerode

Cities and towns in the former district of Wernigerode (district)

Abbenrode Allrode Altenbrak Benneckenstein Blankenburg am Harz Cattenstedt Darlingerode Derenburg Drübeck Elbingerode Elend Hasselfelde Heimburg Heudeber Hüttenrode Ilsenburg Langeln Reddeber Schierke Schmatzfeld Sorge Stapelburg Stiege Tanne Timmenrode Treseburg Veckenstedt Wasserleben Wernigerode Wienrode

Coordinates: 51°50′24″N 10°47′24″E / 51.84000°N 10.79000°E / 51.84000; 10.79000

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 172353591 LCCN: n85307909 GND: 4108032-4

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