Gernrode

Gernrode
View from the Harz mountains
View from the Harz mountains
Coat of arms of Gernrode
Location of Gernrode
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Gernrode is located in Germany
Gernrode
Gernrode
Gernrode is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Gernrode
Gernrode
Coordinates: 51°43′28″N 11°8′21″E / 51.72444°N 11.13917°E / 51.72444; 11.13917
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
TownQuedlinburg
Area
 • Total34.07 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2012-12-31)
 • Total3,533
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06507
Dialling codes039485
Vehicle registrationHZ
Websitewww.stadt-gernrode.de

Gernrode (German pronunciation: [ɡɛʁnˈʁoːdə] ) is a historic town and former municipality in the Harz District, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it has been part of Quedlinburg.[1] It was the seat of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("municipal association") of Gernrode/Harz.

First mentioned in 961, Gernrode received the privilege to bear its own coat of arms and seal, commonly regarded as town privileges. The town is best known for the Ottonian church of Saint Cyriakus, the collegiate church of a former Imperial chapter of nuns, and as the start of the narrow gauge Selke Valley Railway.

  1. ^ Final decision Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Archived 2014-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, 12 December 2013.

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