Harz (district)
# Harz (district)

Harz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 2,104.9 $km^2$ (812.7 sq mi).

## History

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

The district Harz consists of the following subdivisions:

| Free towns | Free municipalities | Verbandsgemeinde |
| - | - | - |
| Ballenstedt Blankenburg am Harz Falkenstein Halberstadt Harzgerode Ilsenburg Oberharz am Brocken Osterwieck Quedlinburg Thale Wernigerode | Huy Nordharz | Vorharz Ditfurt Groß Quenstedt Harsleben Hedersleben $Schwanebeck^2$ Selke-Aue $Wegeleben^{1,2}$ |
| $^1seat$ of the Verbandsgemeinde; $^2town$ |||
