Wernigerode | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wernigerode within Harz district  | |
  Wernigerode  Wernigerode | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′6″N 10°47′7″E / 51.83500°N 10.78528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Harz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Tobias Kascha[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 170.03 km2 (65.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 32,024 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38855, 38879 |
| Dialling codes | 03943, 039455 |
| Vehicle registration | HZ, HBS, QLB, WR |
| Website | www.wernigerode.de |
Wernigerode (German pronunciation: [ˌvɛɐ̯nɪɡəˈʁoːdə]) is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode.[3] Its population was 32,181 in 2020.
Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely situated on the Holtemme river, on the northern slopes of the Harz Mountains.[4] Wernigerode is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ "Stadt Wernigerode". 21 February 2024.
- ^ Chisholm 1911.