Querfurt

Querfurt
Querfurt skyline
Querfurt skyline
Flag of Querfurt
Coat of arms of Querfurt
Location of Querfurt within Saalekreis district
SaxonyThuringiaBurgenlandkreisHalle (Saale)Anhalt-BitterfeldMansfeld-SüdharzSalzlandkreisBad DürrenbergBad LauchstädtBarnstädtBraunsbedraFarnstädtKabelsketalLandsbergLeunaWettin-LöbejünMerseburgMüchelnNemsdorf-GöhrendorfObhausenPetersbergQuerfurtSalzatalSchkopauSchraplauSteigraTeutschenthal
Querfurt is located in Germany
Querfurt
Querfurt
Querfurt is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Querfurt
Querfurt
Coordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E / 51.383°N 11.600°E / 51.383; 11.600
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Government
 • Mayor (2024–31) Andreas Nette[1]
Area
 • Total155.23 km2 (59.93 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,256
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06268
Dialling codes034771
Vehicle registrationSK, MER, MQ, QFT
Websitewww.querfurt.de

Querfurt (German: [ˈkveːɐ̯fʊʁt] ) is a town in the Saalekreis district, or Kreis, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, 18 miles (29 km) west from Merseburg. In 2020, the town had a population of 10,454. The town Querfurt consists of Querfurt proper and the following 8 Ortschaften or municipal divisions: Gatterstädt, Grockstädt, Leimbach, Lodersleben, Schmon, Vitzenburg, Weißenschirmbach and Ziegelroda.[3]

Querfurt is known as the birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt.

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Querfurt, October 2015.