Blankenburg | |
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Location of Blankenburg (Harz) within Harz district | |
Coordinates: 51°47′43″N 10°57′44″E / 51.79528°N 10.96222°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Harz |
Subdivisions | 6 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–29) | Heiko Breithaupt[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 148.91 km2 (57.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,161 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 38889 |
Dialling codes | 03944 |
Vehicle registration | HZ |
Website | [1] |
Blankenburg (Harz) is a town and health resort in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the north foot of the Harz Mountains, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Halberstadt.
It has been largely rebuilt since an 1836 fire, and possesses a castle with various collections, a museum of antiquities, an old town hall and churches. There are pine-needle baths and a psychiatric hospital. The nearby ridge of rocks called the Teufelsmauer ('Devil's Wall') offers views across the plain and into the deep gorges of the Harz.[3]