What is Harz (district)?
{{Infobox German district | name=Harz | image_coa = Wappen Landkreis Harz.svg | state=Saxony-Anhalt | capital=[[Halberstadt]] | area=2,104 | Kreisschlüssel = 15085 | population=241.017 | population_as_of=2007-12-31 | density=115 | carsign=HZ | url=[http://www.kreis-hz.de/ www.kreis-hz.de] | map=Harz in S-A.svg |latd=51|latm=52|longd=10|longm=53 }} '''Harz''' is a rural district in [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]] named after the highland area also called harz. It is home to the highest point in the region: the Brocken. == History == The district was made by joining the old districts of [[Halberstadt]], [[Wernigerode]] and [[Quedlinburg]] as well as the city of [[Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt|Falkenstein]] (from the district of [[Aschersleben-Staßfurt]]). This was part of the reform of all districts in 2007. ==Towns and municipalities== {| |----- !Free towns||Free municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Elbingerode]] # [[Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt|Falkenstein]] # [[Halberstadt]] # [[Quedlinburg]] # [[Wernigerode]] |valign=to| # [[Huy, Germany|Huy]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Verwaltungsgemeinschaften]] |- |valign=top| * '''1. [[Ballenstedt/Bode-Selke-Aue]]''' # [[Ballenstedt]]<sup>1, 2</sup> # [[Ditfurt]] # [[Hausneindorf]] # [[Hedersleben, Harz|Hedersleben]] # [[Heteborn]] # [[Radisleben]] # [[Wedderstedt]] * '''2. [[Blankenburg (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)|Blankenburg]]''' # [[Blankenburg am Harz]]<sup>1, 2</sup> # [[Cattenstedt]] # [[Heimburg]] # [[Hüttenrode]] # [[Timmenrode]] # [[Wienrode]] * '''3. [[Bode-Holtemme]]''' # [[Groß Quenstedt]] # [[Harsleben]] # [[Nienhagen, Saxony-Anhalt|Nienhagen]] # [[Schwanebeck]]<sup>2</sup> # [[Wegeleben]]<sup>1, 2</sup> * '''4. [[Brocken-Hochharz]]''' # [[Allrode]] # [[Altenbrak]] # [[Benneckenstein]]<sup>2</sup> # [[Elend, Saxony-Anhalt|Elend]] # [[Hasselfelde]]<sup>1, 2</sup> # [[Schierke]] # [[Sorge, Saxony-Anhalt|Sorge]] # [[Stiege]] # [[Tanne, Saxony-Anhalt|Tanne]] # [[Treseburg]] | |* '''5. [[Gernrode/Harz]]''' # [[Bad Suderode]] # [[Friedrichsbrunn]] # [[Ge