Country Germany Disbanded 2007-07-01 Vehicle registration QLB Capital Quedlinburg | State Saxony-Anhalt Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 76,812 (2002) Date dissolved July 1, 2007 | |
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Quedlinburg was a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Wernigerode, Halberstadt, Bördekreis, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Mansfelder Land, Sangerhausen and the district Nordhausen in Thuringia.
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History
In 1950, the district of Ballenstedt was added to the district. Parts of the districts of Blankenburg and of Aschersleben were added in 1994.
On July 1, 2007, the district of Quedlinburg was merged, with the districts of Halberstadt and of Wernigerode, into the new district of Harz.
Geography
The northern part of the district is located in the Harz mountains.
References
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