Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg | |
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Top: View over Quedlinburg. Middle: Market Square. Bottom: Quedlinburg Castle and Abbey | |
Location of Quedlinburg within Harz district | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′30″N 11°8′50″E / 51.79167°N 11.14722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Harz |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Frank Ruch (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 23,139 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06484, 06485 |
| Dialling codes | 03946, 039485 |
| Vehicle registration | HZ, HBS, QLB, WR |
| Website | www.quedlinburg.de |
| Official name | Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg |
| Criteria | Cultural: iv |
| Reference | 535 |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| Area | 90 ha |
| Buffer zone | 270 ha |
Quedlinburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkveːtlɪnbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of influence under the Ottonian dynasty in the 10th and 11th centuries. The castle, church and old town with around 2,100 timber houses, dating from this time of influence, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994 because of their exceptional preservation and outstanding Romanesque architecture.
Quedlinburg has a population of more than 24,000. The town was the capital of the district of Quedlinburg until 2007, when the district was dissolved. Several locations in the town are designated stops along a scenic holiday route, the Romanesque Road.