Halberstadt

Halberstadt
Town
Halberstadt Cathedral Liebfrauenkirche St. Martini Timber framed houses in the city centre Cathedral treasure Halberstadt city centre
Coat of arms
Location of Halberstadt within Harz district
Halberstadt Show map of Germany Halberstadt Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°53′45″N 11°2′48″E / 51.89583°N 11.04667°E / 51.89583; 11.04667
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Subdivisions	7 Ortschaften
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Daniel Szarata[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	142.97 km2 (55.20 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	40,457
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38820
Dialling codes	03941
Vehicle registration	HZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Website	www.halberstadt.de

Halberstadt (Eastphalian: Halverstidde) is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center, which was largely destroyed by Allied bombings in the late stages of World War II after local Nazi leaders refused to surrender. The town was rebuilt in the following decades.

In World War I Halberstadt was the site of a German military airbase and aircraft-manufacturing facilities. In World War II Halberstadt was a regional production center for Junkers aircraft, which also housed an SS forced labor camp. Halberstadt now includes the area where the Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp was situated.

Today the city has around 450 timber framed houses in its city centre and timber framed old villages like Langenstein.^[3][4]