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Wernigerode
Sign in to saveWernigerode () 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 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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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- 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
- Wernigerode
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- Wernigerode
- short name
- We
- native label
- Wernigerode
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/wernigerode
- P8168
- Alain Prost
- P13311
- grammar
- hashtag
- Wernigerode
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22 sectionsContents
- 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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