Querfurt

Querfurt
Town
Querfurt skyline Querfurt skyline
Coat of arms
Location of Querfurt within Saalekreis district
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Government
• Mayor	Peter Kunert (FDP)
Area
• Total	155.23 km2 (59.93 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	10,256
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06268
Dialling codes	034771
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.querfurt.de

Querfurt a town in Saalekreis district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated in a fertile area on the Querne, 18 miles (29 km) west from Merseburg, on a branch line from Oberroblingen. Pop. 12,935 (2005).

History

Querfurt was for some time the capital of a principality which had an area of nearly 200 square miles (500 km²) and a population of about 20,000. The ruling family having become extinct in 1496, it passed to that of Mansfeld. In 1635, by the peace of Prague, it was ceded to the elector of Saxony, John George I, who handed it over to his son Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels; but in 1746 it was again united with the Electorate of Saxony. It was incorporated with Prussia in 1815. See Schneider, Querfurter Stadt- und Kreischronik.

Querfurt is known as birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)