Harzgerode

Harzgerode () is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Key facts

German place.image_caption: Town hall and St Mary's Church
German place.image_coa: DEU Harzgerode COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Harzgerode in HZ.png
German place.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German place.district: Harz
German place.elevation: 400
German place.area: 164.68
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 15085145
German place.postal_code: 06493
German place.area_code: 039484
German place.licence: HZ
German place.website: www.harzgerode.de

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Harzgerode () is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

==Geography== Harzgerode lies in the lower eastern part of the Harz mountain range on the Selke River, south of Quedlinburg. It is connected to Gernrode and Quedlinburg via Alexisbad by a narrow gauge railway called the Selke Valley Railway (Selketalbahn).