Harz district
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Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ N , 10 ° 58 ′ E |
| Basic data | |
| Existing period: | 2007– |
| State : | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Administrative headquarters : | Halberstadt |
| Area : | 2,104.54 km 2 |
| Residents: | 213,310 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density : | 101 inhabitants per km 2 |
| License plate : | HZ, HBS, QLB, WR |
| Circle key : | 15 0 85 |
| NUTS : | DEE09 |
| Circle structure: | 20 municipalities |
| Address of the district administration: |
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 42 38820 Halberstadt |
| Website : | |
| District Administrator : | Martin Skiebe ( CDU ) |
| Location of the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt | |
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The Harz district is a district in Saxony-Anhalt that was created in the course of the second district reform on July 1, 2007 from the Halberstadt , Wernigerode and Quedlinburg districts and the city of Falkenstein / Harz ( Aschersleben-Staßfurt district ).
geography
The district is located in the west of Saxony-Anhalt and extends from the high Harz region around the Brocken over the north-eastern parts of the Harz Mountains to the northern Harz foreland with the Huy and Fallstein ridges .
The district borders in the south on the districts Mansfeld-Südharz (Saxony-Anhalt) and Nordhausen ( Thuringia ), in the east on the Salzlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt), in the north on the districts Börde (Saxony-Anhalt), Helmstedt and Wolfenbüttel (both in Lower Saxony ). In the west it has a border with the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony.
The triangle with the states of Lower Saxony and Thuringia borders the town of Benneckenstein (Harz) in the town of Oberharz am Brocken . The Brocken as the highest point of both the district and the state belongs to the city of Wernigerode .
The southern route of the Romanesque Road leads through the district. Well-known sights of the Harz such as the Brocken , the Hexentanzplatz , the Roßtrappe , the Baumannshöhle , the Hermannshöhle and the Rappbode-Talsperre are located on the territory of the district.
Dialect border
The Benrath line and thus the transition from the High German - or more precisely: the East Central German dialects to the Low German language - runs right through the district to the north of Ballenstedt and Benneckenstein .
Population development
213,310 inhabitants live in the district area (as of December 31, 2019). For 2025, 209,149 inhabitants are forecast.
The following overview shows the population development of the Harz district (population 1990 from October 3rd, from 1991 December 31st of each year).
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 314,838 |
| 1970 | 314,382 |
| 1981 | 297.087 |
| 1985 | 293,691 |
| 1989 | 292.037 |
| 1990 | 284,892 |
| 1995 | 269,874 |
| 1997 | 266.992 |
| 1999 | 263.295 |
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 260,662 |
| 2001 | 258.228 |
| 2002 | 255.797 |
| 2003 | 253.130 |
| 2004 | 250.146 |
| 2005 | 247,490 |
| 2006 | 244.248 |
| 2007 | 241.017 |
| 2008 | 237,653 |
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 234,690 |
| 2010 | 232.343 |
| 2011 | 229.176 |
| 2016 | 219,643 |
| 2019 | 213.310 |
Source: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt
politics
On September 23, 2008, the district received the title “ Place of Diversity ” awarded by the federal government .
District council
The result of the district assembly election 2019 shown on the right resulted in the following distribution of seats:
| Parties and constituencies | Percent 2019 |
Seats 2019 |
Percent 2014 |
Seats 2014 |
Percent 2007 |
Seats 2007 |
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 30.60 | 18th | 39.1 | 24 | 34.9 | 21st |
| THE LEFT. | THE LEFT. | 17.10 | 10 | 21.1 | 13 | 19.9 | 12 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 14.60 | 9 | 18.9 | 11 | 19.0 | 12 |
| AfD | Alternative for Germany | 14.11 | 9 | 0.7 | - | - | - |
| GREEN | Alliance 90 / The Greens | 10.50 | 6th | 6.5 | 4th | 4.3 | 3 |
| BUKO | Association of voters citizens of our district without a party membership | 6.20 | 4th | 6.0 | 3 | 3.3 | 2 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | 4.09 | 3 | 2.9 | 2 | 7.0 | 4th |
| FREE VOTERS | FREE VOTERS | 1.55 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FWG Oberharz | Free voter community Upper Harz | 0.60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| BV lower resin | Lower Harz Civic Association | 0.57 | - | 1.3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| WG Vorharz | Voting community Vorharz | 0.37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| NPD | National Democratic Party of Germany | - | - | 2.3 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 |
| BIOH | Citizens' initiative "Upper Harz" | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 |
| FH | FORUM HALBERSTADT | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1 |
| QfW | Quedlinburg free voter community | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | 1 |
| BF | Citizens Forum | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - |
| WG MRuSch.f.kl.L | Voting community "More rights and protection for little people" | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - |
| WASG | Elective alternative work and social justice | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - |
| EB | Individual applicants | 0.16 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Otherwise. | Others | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| total | 100 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 60 | |
| voter turnout | 52.96% | 40.8% | 38.5% | ||||
- EB: Individual applicants 2019: Henri Rivinius (0.16%)
- EB: Individual applicants 2007: Ronald Keuns (0.0%), Werner Radant (0.1%), Andreas Regahl (0.0%).
The following parliamentary groups have formed in the district council: CDU (18 members), Die Linke (10 members), SPD (9 members), AfD parliamentary group (9 members), citizens' group / FDP (8 members), Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen (6th Members).
District Administrator
(according to the official final result of the district council election in the Harz district on July 5, 2019; voter turnout: 31.1%)
- Martin Skiebe (independent for the CDU) - 62.4% (until November 1, 2020)
- Thomas Balcerowski (CDU) - 55.3% (from November 1, 2020)
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on January 3, 2008 by the Ministry of the Interior of Saxony-Anhalt.
Blazon : "Split of silver and red, in front two facing, rising red trout, behind two obliquely crossed silver sideboard knives with golden handles."
The trout have their origin in the coat of arms of the Wernigerode counts . According to legend, they had the church commission to evangelize the area. The fish refers to it, because in the tradition Peter, who was a fisherman, wore it in the coat of arms. The sideboard knives from the coat of arms of the Quedlinburg district go back to the old Quedlinburg imperial monastery. The arrangement of the graphic elements is based on the coat of arms of the diocese and district of Halberstadt , which was split by silver and red.
The coat of arms was designed by the municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch .
The coats of arms of the administrative communities, cities and municipalities of the district can be found in the list of coats of arms in the Harz district .
flag
The flag is red and white (1: 1) striped (horizontal shape: stripes running horizontally, lengthways shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the district coat of arms.
Name discussion
Against the name "Harz region" there were objections from the Lower Saxony part of the resin because the county only a fraction of the over three countries extending low mountain range is to be allocated and the greater part of the district as well as the administrative headquarters are outside of the resin.
Economy and Transport
In the future atlas 2019 , the Harz district was ranked 369 out of 401 districts and independent cities in Germany, making it one of the regions with "high future risks".
Road traffic
The most important connection road is the A 36 , which crosses the district in a west-east direction and represents a connection to the greater Braunschweig and Halle (Saale) areas . While the former district towns of Wernigerode and Quedlinburg are directly connected, Halberstadt is connected to the expressway via the B 79 with the Quedlinburg-Zentrum exit.
The nearest motorways are the A 2 in the north, the A 14 in the east, the A 38 in the south and the A 369 and the A 7 in the west.
Rail transport
There are hourly regional express connections to the state capital ( Magdeburg – Thale railway ) and the largest city in Saxony-Anhalt ( Halle – Goslar railway ) via the Halberstadt railway junction . Other routes are the Rübelandbahn (Blankenburg – Elbingerode, sometimes only goods traffic) and the Halberstadt – Blankenburg railway line . Friday to Sunday there is a direct connection from Thale / Wernigerode via Halberstadt to Berlin. The network is served by Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland for passenger traffic and by Havelländische Eisenbahn for freight traffic. The closest connections to the long-distance network are in Magdeburg, Halle (Saale), Braunschweig and Hanover.
In addition, there is a meter-gauge connection into the Harz with the network of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen ( HSB ). There are transfer options from HSB to the DB AG network in Wernigerode and Quedlinburg . End stations in the Harz district are: Quedlinburg, Harzgerode, Hasselfelde, Eisfelder Talmühle , Drei Annen Hohne , Wernigerode and the Brocken .
Bus transport and tram
In road passenger transport (public road transport) are Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe ( HVB ) on the road. There is city traffic in the cities of Ballenstedt , Blankenburg , Halberstadt , Quedlinburg , Thale and Wernigerode .
The city of Halberstadt has had a tram network for over 125 years .
Air traffic
There is a commercial airfield in Ballenstedt in the Harz district .
The next international airports are in Leipzig-Halle and Hanover .
Communities
Unified municipalities
(cities arehighlighted in bold )
(* seat of the district)
| coat of arms | local community | Residents | Area in km² |
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Ballenstedt | 8846 | 86.65 |
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Blankenburg (Harz) | 19,703 | 148.89 |
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Falkenstein / Harz | 5273 | 102.97 |
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Halberstadt * | 40,329 | 142.98 |
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Harzgerode | 7709 | 164.66 |
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Huy | 7139 | 167.27 |
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Ilsenburg (Harz) | 9565 | 62.97 |
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North Harz | 7781 | 110.66 |
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Upper Harz on the Brocken | 10,256 | 271.51 |
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Osterwieck | 11,010 | 212.87 |
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World Heritage City of Quedlinburg | 23,798 | 120.44 |
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Thale | 17,247 | 137.64 |
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Wernigerode | 32,534 | 170.18 |
Association communities with their member communities
(* seat of the association community)
| coat of arms | Member parish | Residents | Area in km² |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ditfurt | 1480 | 23.71 |
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Great Quenstedt | 887 | 15.66 |
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Harsleben | 2145 | 27.85 |
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Hedersleben | 1320 | 16.47 |
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Schwanebeck | 2424 | 32.66 |
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Selke-Aue | 1391 | 36.72 |
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Wegelife * | 2473 | 51.78 |
Territory changes
Changes at the community level
Church planting
- Dissolution of the communities of Dankerode , Königerode , Schielo , Siptenfelde and Straßberg and the cities of Harzgerode and Güntersberge - the city of Harzgerode is re-established (August 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of the city of Osterwieck, Aue-Fallstein , Berßel , Bühne , Lüttgenrode , Rhoden , Schauen and Wülperode - the city of Osterwieck was re-established (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities town of Benneckenstein , town of Elbingerode , Elend , town of Hasselfelde , Sorge , Stiege and Tanne - re-establishment of the town of Oberharz am Brocken (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Abbenrode , Heudeber , Langeln , Schmatzfeld , Stapelburg , Veckenstedt , Wasserleben and Danstedt - re-establishment of the northern Harz municipality (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the communities Hausneindorf and Wedderstedt - re-establishment of the community Selke-Aue (January 1, 2010)
Incorporations
- Dissolution of the communities of Neinstedt and Weddersleben - incorporation into Thale (January 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the community of Schierke - incorporation into Wernigerode (July 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Altenbrak and Treseburg - incorporation into Thale (July 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the communities Darlingerode and Drübeck - incorporation into Ilsenburg (Harz) (July 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the communities Friedrichsbrunn and Stecklenberg - incorporation into Thale (November 23, 2009)
- Dissolution of the communities of Aspenstedt , Athenstedt , Langenstein , Sargstedt and Schachdorf Ströbeck - incorporation into the city of Halberstadt (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Cattenstedt , Heimburg , Hüttenrode , Wienrode , Timmenrode and the city of Derenburg - incorporation into the city of Blankenburg (Harz) (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the Reddeber community - incorporation into the city of Wernigerode (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the Radisleben community - incorporation into the Ballenstedt community (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Nienhagen - incorporation into the city of Schwanebeck (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Heteborn - incorporation into the municipality of Selke-Aue (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the community of Neudorf - incorporation into the city of Harzgerode (September 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Westerhausen - incorporation into the city of Thale (September 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Bad Suderode and Rieder and the city of Gernrode - incorporation into the city of Quedlinburg (January 1, 2011), reversed on February 19, 2013
- Dissolution of the municipality of Allrode - incorporation into the city of Thale (January 1, 2011)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Rieder - incorporation into Ballenstedt (December 1, 2013)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Bad Suderode and the city of Gernrode - incorporation into the city of Quedlinburg (January 1, 2014)
Changes in administrative communities and association communities
- Dissolution of the administrative community Ilsenburg (Harz) - incorporation of the member communities into the city of Ilsenburg (Harz), which becomes a unified community (July 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the Unterharz administrative community - amalgamation of the member communities; the cities of Güntersberge and Harzgerode and the communities of Dankerode, Königerode, Schielo, Siptenfelde and Straßberg; to the new town of Harzgerode (August 1st, 2009)
- Dissolution of the Osterwieck-Fallstein administrative community (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative association Brocken-Hochharz (January 1st, 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Blankenburg (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative community North Harz (January 1, 2010)
- Re-establishment of the Vorharz Association (1st January 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Thale (September 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Gernrode / Harz (January 1, 2011), dissolution reversed on February 19, 2013, dissolved again on January 1, 2014
Name changes
- from administrative community Ilsenburg to administrative community Ilsenburg (Harz) (February 1, 2007)
Protected areas
There are 39 designated nature reserves in the district (as of February 2017).
License Plate
On October 1, 2007, the district was assigned the distinctive sign HZ .
Since November 29, 2012, the distinguishing marks HBS (Halberstadt), QLB (Quedlinburg) and WR (Wernigerode) have also been available.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
- ↑ census database
- ↑ Statisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, published by the Harz district. As of December 31, 2011 http://www.kreis-hz.de/media/dokumente_pdf/1_landkreis/polit_wiss/stat_daten/bevoelkerung_lk_1981_2011.pdf via kreis-hz.de ( Memento of 13 December 2014 Internet Archive ) (Accessed on December 13, 2014)
- ↑ https://wahlresults.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/kw19/index.html%7C archive-is = 20191007165410
- ↑ - ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Result of the district election 2014
- ↑ - ( Memento of September 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Results of the district elections 1999–2007
- ↑ Dennis Lotzmann, People's Voice Magdeburg: Balcerowski wins Harz district choice. Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
- ^ Volksstimme Magdeburg: Harz district administrator surprised by election victory. Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Official Journal of the State Administration Office No. 3/2008 page 30 ( Memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 261 kB)
- ↑ Die Zeit online (2005)
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: last mention in the Goslarschen Zeitung (23 January 2009)
- ↑ Future Atlas 2019. Handelsblatt, accessed on August 16, 2020 .
- ↑ a b State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
- ↑ a b regionalstatistik.de regional database of the Federal Statistical Office (as of December 31, 2016)
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