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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.

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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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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