Halberstadt (district)

Halberstadt
District
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Disbanded 2007-07-01
Capital Halberstadt
Area
  Total 664.99 km2 (256.75 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 77,876
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HBS
Website landkreis.halberstadt.de

Halberstadt was a district (Kreis) in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bördekreis, Quedlinburg, Wernigerode, Goslar, Wolfenbüttel, Helmstedt.

History

The region around Halberstadt was a clerical principality, which emerged with the creation of the Bishopric of Halberstadt in 804 and existed until the Thirty Years' War. In 1648 it was secularized and became part of Brandenburg-Prussia as the Principality of Halberstadt. During the Napoleonic Wars it became part of the French-controlled Kingdom of Westphalia, where Halberstadt was the capital of the Département of the Saale. In 1815 it came back to the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1816 it became part of the Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg within the newly established Prussian Province of Saxony. At the same time the Landkreis (district) of Halberstadt was created. In 1825 it was merged with the Osterwieck district.

On July 1, 2007, the district was merged with the districts of Quedlinburg and Wernigerode to form the new district of Harz.

Geography

The district is located at the northern end of the Harz mountains.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is the same as that used by the principality and the diocese of Halberstadt historically.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Free municipalities
  1. Halberstadt
  1. Bode-Holtemme (incl. towns Schwanebeck and Wegeleben)
  2. Harzvorland-Huy
  3. Osterwieck-Fallstein (incl. town Osterwieck)
  1. Huy

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Coordinates: 51°53′45″N 11°02′48″E / 51.8958°N 11.0467°E / 51.8958; 11.0467

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