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Wernigerode () is a town in the Harz district of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Until 2007, it was the capital of the District of Wernigerode. Its population was 32,181 in 2020.

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Wernigerode is a town located in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a population of about 32,000 people. It served as the capital of its own district until 2007, when that administrative role changed.

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German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_coa
DE-ST 15-0-85-370 Wernigerode COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Wernigerode in HZ.png
German location.state
Sachsen-Anhalt
German location.district
Harz
German location.elevation
240
German location.area
170.03
German location.postal_code
38855, 38879
German location.area_code
03943, 039455
German location.licence
HZ, HBS, QLB, WR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
15 0 85 370
German location.website
www.wernigerode.de
German location.mayor
Tobias Kascha
German location.leader_term
2022–29
German location.party
SPD

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Official name
Wernigerode
Demonym
Wernigeröderin
Population
31856
Area
278
Elevation
242
Official website
www.wernigerode.de
Image
Wernigerode am Harz.JPG
Dialing code
039455
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postal code
38875
Commons category
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short name
We
native label
Wernigerode
P13311
grammar
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Wernigerode
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22 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Town divisions
  • Climate
  • History
  • Emergence of the town
  • Early rulers
  • Mayors
  • Eingemeindete Orte
  • Population statistics
  • Architecture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Sights
  • Culture
  • Natural monuments
  • Sport
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Wernigerode () is a town in the Harz district of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Until 2007, it was the capital of the District of Wernigerode. 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. Wernigerode is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

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