Rieder

Rieder
Coat of arms of Rieder
Location of Rieder
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Rieder is located in Germany
Rieder
Rieder
Rieder is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Rieder
Rieder
Coordinates: 51°44′N 11°10′E / 51.733°N 11.167°E / 51.733; 11.167
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
TownBallenstedt
Area
 • Total
21.41 km2 (8.27 sq mi)
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2012-12-31)
 • Total
1,788
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06507
Dialling codes039485
Vehicle registrationHZ
Websitewww.rieder-harz.de

Rieder is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 December 2013, it is part of the town Ballenstedt. Between 1 January 2011 and 19 February 2013, it was part of the town Quedlinburg.[1][2]

There is a grauwacke quarry here which is also checkpoint 61 on the Harzer Wandernadel.[3]

  1. ^ Gesetz über die Neugliederung der Gemeinden im Land Sachsen-Anhalt den Landkreis Harz betreffend[permanent dead link] (GemNeuglG HZ, §3)
  2. ^ Ingo Kugenbuch (20 February 2013), "Drei Gemeinden sind nach Gerichtsurteil wieder selbstständig", Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German), Quedlinburg, retrieved 2013-07-09
  3. ^ Stempelstelle 61 / Harzer Grauwacke Rieder at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.