Thale
Sign in to saveThale () is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. Located at the steep northeastern rim of the Harz mountain range, it is known for the scenic Bode Gorge stretching above the town centre.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Thale asv2018-10 img21 view from chairlift.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- View from Harz range (Roßtrappe)
- German location.image_coa
- DE-ST 15-0-85-330 Thale 1996 COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Thale in HZ.png
- German location.state
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- German location.district
- Harz
- German location.elevation
- 156
- German location.area
- 137.6
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 15085330
- German location.postal_code
- 06502
- German location.area_code
- 03947, 03946, 039456
- German location.licence
- HZ
- German location.website
- www.thale.de
- German location.mayor
- Maik Zedschack
- German location.leader_term
- 2021–28
- German location.party
- CDU
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Divisions
- History
- Incorporation of other municipalities
- Population growth
- Politics
- Town council
- Coat of arms
- Historische Wappen
- Wappen zu nationalsozialistischer Zeit
- Wappen zu DDR-Zeiten
- Partnerships
- Culture and places of interest
- Museums
- Buildings
- Other cultural sites
- Natural monuments
- Population history
- Media
- Sons and daughters of the city
- Personalities associated with Thale
- References
- External links
Thale () is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. Located at the steep northeastern rim of the Harz mountain range, it is known for the scenic Bode Gorge stretching above the town centre.
==Geography== The town is situated on the river Bode, approximately west of Quedlinburg. Served by Transdev Sachsen-Anhalt trains, Thale Hauptbahnhof is the terminus of the Magdeburg–Thale railway line. The town has access to the Bundesstraße 6n highway.