Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg
Town
Quedlinburg castle hill
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Quedlinburg within Harz district
Quedlinburg Show map of Germany Quedlinburg Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°47′30″N 11°8′50″E / 51.79167°N 11.14722°E / 51.79167; 11.14722
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Subdivisions	7 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor	Frank Ruch (CDU)
Area
• Total	120.42 km2 (46.49 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	23,341
• 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

Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg

UNESCO World Heritage Site
South of the castle hill: Schlossmühle
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	535
Inscription	1994 (18th Session)
Area	90 ha
Buffer zone	270 ha

Quedlinburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkveːtlɪnbʊʁk]); Low Saxon: Queddelnborg) is a city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 78 square kilometres (30.1 square miles). 22,795 people lived there in 2005. Quedlinburg is 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north of the Harz mountains. A small river called Bode flows through the city. In 1994, UNESCO added the old town Quedlinburg on the list of World Heritage Sites.

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.