Wernigerode (district)
| Wernigerode | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany | 
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | 
| Disbanded | 2007-07-01 | 
| Capital | Wernigerode | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 797.60 km2 (307.96 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2002) | |
|  • Total | 94,556 | 
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Vehicle registration | WR | 
Wernigerode was a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The neighboring districts were (from north clockwise) Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, the district Nordhausen in Thuringia and the district Goslar in Lower Saxony. On 1 July 2007, during the district reform in Saxony-Anhalt it became part of the new district of Harz.