Arnstein, Saxony-Anhalt
# Arnstein, Saxony-Anhalt

Arnstein is a town in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the voluntary merger of twelve former municipalities. Its mayor is Frank Sehnert.

## Geography

### Subdivisions

The town of Arnstein is divided into twelve localities (Ortschaften), corresponding to the twelve former municipalities which now constitute the town. Some of the localities consist of a number of Ortsteile (local parts).

| Locality | Population | Parts | |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alterode | 517 | Alterode | Localities of Arnstein |
| Arnstedt | 552 | Arnstedt | Localities of Arnstein |
| Bräunrode | 447 | Bräunrode, Friedrichrode, Willerode | Localities of Arnstein |
| Greifenhagen | 272 | Greifenhagen | Localities of Arnstein |
| Harkerode | 333 | Harkerode | Localities of Arnstein |
| Quenstedt | 820 | Pfersdorf, Quenstedt | Localities of Arnstein |
| Sandersleben | 1901 | Roda, Sandersleben | Localities of Arnstein |
| Stangerode | 351 | Stangerode | Localities of Arnstein |
| Sylda | 512 | Sylda | Localities of Arnstein |
| Ulzigerode | 202 | Ulzigerode | Localities of Arnstein |
| Welbsleben | 712 | Welbsleben | Localities of Arnstein |
| Wiederstedt | 1074 | Wiederstedt | Localities of Arnstein |

## History

Arnstein was created on 1 January 2010 by the voluntary merger of twelve former municipalities in the Mansfeld-Südharz district. The new unified entity took its name from the old administrative unit of Amt Arnstein in the County of Mansfeld and the Arnstein Castle.

## Notable people

* Christian August Friedrich Garcke: botanist and scientific author
* Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann: Protestant theologian and Orientalist
* Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg: aristocrat, poet, author, mystic and philosopher of Early German Romanticism known by pen name "Novalis"
