Nordharz

Municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Nordharz within Harz district

(2017–24) Gerald Fröhlich^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total96.42 km² (37.23 sq mi)Elevation

170 m (560 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,784 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

38855, 38871

Dialling codes039451, 039452, 039458Vehicle registrationHZWebsitegemeinde-nordharz.de

Nordharz (literally "North Harz") is a municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

The municipal area consists of eight Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[3]

Abbenrode
Danstedt
Heudeber
Langeln
Schmatzfeld
Stapelburg
Veckenstedt
Wasserleben

The administrative seat is located in Veckenstedt. The municipality was formed in the course of an administrative reform on 1 January 2010 by merging seven municipalities of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Nordharz with the municipality of Danstedt, formerly part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Harzvorland-Huy.^[4]

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Nordharz, September 2020.
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt