Stolberg-Wernigerode

County of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode
1645–1807
Coat of arms of Stolerg-Wernigerode
Coat of arms
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806)
CapitalWernigerode
GovernmentCounty
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Wernigerode inherited by
    counts of Stolberg
1429
• Partitioned from
     Stolberg-Stolberg
1645
• Partitioned to create
     Stolberg-Gedern
1677
• Under Vogterei of
     Prussia
1714
• Acquired
     Stolberg-Schwarza
1748
• Reacquired
     Stolberg-Gedern
1804
1807
• Awarded to Prussia
1815
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Stolberg-Stolberg
Kingdom of Westphalia

The County of Stolberg-Wernigerode (German: Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz region around Wernigerode, now part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg.


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