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Harz District

German district in Saxony-Anhalt
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Harz District

Summary

Harz District is a district of Germany[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of district_of_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Harz District was a member of Landkreistag Sachsen-Anhalt[3].
  • Harz District is located in Saxony-Anhalt[4].
  • Harz District is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Harz District's head of government is recorded as Thomas Balcerowski[6].
  • Harz District's instance of is recorded as district of Germany[7].
  • Harz District's instance of is recorded as rural district of Saxony-Anhalt[8].
  • Harz District's instance of is recorded as Option municipality[9].
  • Harz District's capital is recorded as Halberstadt[10].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Goslar district[11].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Wolfenbüttel district[12].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Helmstedt District[13].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Börde District[14].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Salzlandkreis[15].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Mansfeld-Südharz[16].
  • Harz District's shares border with is recorded as Nordhausen[17].
  • Harz District's Commons category is recorded as Landkreis Harz[18].
  • Harz District's licence plate code is recorded as HBS[19].
  • Harz District's licence plate code is recorded as HZ[20].
  • Harz District's licence plate code is recorded as QLB[21].
  • Harz District's licence plate code is recorded as WR[22].
  • Harz District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • Harz District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
  • July 1, 2007 marks the founding of Harz District[25].
  • Harz District's highest point is recorded as Brocken[26].
  • Harz District's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.82, 'longitude': 10.96}[27].

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Founding

July 1, 2007 marks the founding of Harz District[25].

Why It Matters

Harz District ranks in the top 2% of district_of_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Germany Harz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4w ago · KaDiWa · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Landkreis Harz
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Harz (district)
    Highest point → Brocken
    Official website → https://www.kreis-hz.de/
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1 July 2007"
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