Blankenburg (Harz)

Blankenburg
Blankenburg seen from the Eichenberg to the west of the town
Blankenburg seen from the Eichenberg to the west of the town
Coat of arms of Blankenburg
Location of Blankenburg (Harz) within Harz district
BallenstedtBlankenburg (Harz)DitfurtFalkensteinGroß QuenstedtHalberstadtHarslebenHarzgerodeHederslebenHuyIlsenburgNordharzOberharz am BrockenOsterwieckQuedlinburgSchwanebeckSelke-AueThaleWegelebenWernigerode
Blankenburg is located in Germany
Blankenburg
Blankenburg
Blankenburg is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Blankenburg
Blankenburg
Coordinates: 51°47′43″N 10°57′44″E / 51.79528°N 10.96222°E / 51.79528; 10.96222
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Heiko Breithaupt[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total148.91 km2 (57.49 sq mi)
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,161
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38889
Dialling codes03944
Vehicle registrationHZ
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]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Blankenburg". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 41.