Halberstadt

Halberstadt
Liebfrauenkirche
St. Martini
Timber framed houses in the city centre
Cathedral treasure
Halberstadt city centre
Coat of arms of Halberstadt
Location of Halberstadt within Harz district
BallenstedtBlankenburg (Harz)DitfurtFalkensteinGroß QuenstedtHalberstadtHarslebenHarzgerodeHederslebenHuyIlsenburgNordharzOberharz am BrockenOsterwieckQuedlinburgSchwanebeckSelke-AueThaleWegelebenWernigerode
Halberstadt is located in Germany
Halberstadt
Halberstadt
Halberstadt is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Halberstadt
Halberstadt
Coordinates: 51°53′45″N 11°2′48″E / 51.89583°N 11.04667°E / 51.89583; 11.04667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
Subdivisions7 Ortschaften
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Daniel Szarata[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total142.97 km2 (55.20 sq mi)
Elevation
119 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total40,457
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38820
Dialling codes03941
Vehicle registrationHZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Websitewww.halberstadt.de

Halberstadt (Eastphalian: Halverstidde) is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center, which was largely destroyed by Allied bombings in the late stages of World War II after local Nazi leaders refused to surrender. The town was rebuilt in the following decades.

In World War I Halberstadt was the site of a German military airbase and aircraft-manufacturing facilities. In World War II Halberstadt was a regional production center for Junkers aircraft, which also housed an SS forced labor camp. Halberstadt now includes the area where the Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp was situated.

Today the city has around 450 timber framed houses in its city centre and timber framed old villages like Langenstein.[3][4]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Die Rettung der historischen Bausubstanz in Halberstadt | MDR.DE".
  4. ^ https://www.halberstadt.de/de/ortsteile.html [bare URL]