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Falkenstein/Harz
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municipality in Harz District, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Saxony-Anhalt
- District
- Harz
- Mayor 2023 30
- Rico Röse
- Total
- 102.97 km (39.76 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 383 m (1,257 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 149 m (489 ft)
- Density
- 47.82/km (123.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Postal codes
- 06333, 06463, 06543
- Dialling codes
- 034741, 034742, 034743, 039245
- Vehicle registration
- HZ
- Website
- www.stadt-falkenstein-, harz.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Falkenstein/Harz ( German pronunciation: [ˈfalkn̩ˌʃtaɪn] ) is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The new community was named after Falkenstein Castle.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Falkenstein/Harz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.