Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg
Top: View over Quedlinburg. Middle: Market Square. Bottom: Quedlinburg Castle and Abbey
Coat of arms of Quedlinburg
Location of Quedlinburg within Harz district
BallenstedtBlankenburg (Harz)DitfurtFalkensteinGroß QuenstedtHalberstadtHarslebenHarzgerodeHederslebenHuyIlsenburgNordharzOberharz am BrockenOsterwieckQuedlinburgSchwanebeckSelke-AueThaleWegelebenWernigerode
Quedlinburg is located in Germany
Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg
Coordinates: 51°47′30″N 11°8′50″E / 51.79167°N 11.14722°E / 51.79167; 11.14722
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
Subdivisions7 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Frank Ruch[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total120.42 km2 (46.49 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,313
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06484, 06485
Dialling codes03946, 039485
Vehicle registrationHZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Websitewww.quedlinburg.de
Official nameCollegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
CriteriaCultural: iv
Reference535
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Area90 ha
Buffer zone270 ha

Quedlinburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkveːtlɪnbʊʁk] ) is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of influence under the Ottonian dynasty in the 10th and 11th centuries.[3] The castle, church and old town with around 2,100 timber houses,[4] dating from this time of influence, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994 because of their exceptional preservation and outstanding Romanesque architecture.[3]

Quedlinburg has a population of more than 24,000. The town was the capital of the district of Quedlinburg until 2007, when the district was dissolved. Several locations in the town are designated stops along a scenic holiday route, the Romanesque Road.

  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. ^ a b "Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ Welterbestadt, Quedlinburg-. "Fachwerkmuseum im Ständerbau". Quedlinburg - Welterbestadt (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2024.