Quedlinburg

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Quedlinburg
Town
Top: View over Quedlinburg. Middle: Market Square. Bottom: Quedlinburg Castle and Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Quedlinburg within Harz district
Quedlinburg Show map of Germany Quedlinburg Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°47′30″N 11°8′50″E / 51.79167°N 11.14722°E / 51.79167; 11.14722
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Subdivisions	7 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Frank Ruch[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	120.42 km2 (46.49 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	23,313
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06484, 06485
Dialling codes	03946, 039485
Vehicle registration	HZ, HBS, QLB, WR
Website	www.quedlinburg.de
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	535
Inscription	1994 (18th Session)
Area	90 ha
Buffer zone	270 ha

Quedlinburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkveːtlɪnbʊʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of influence under the Ottonian dynasty in the 10th and 11th centuries.^[3] The castle, church and old town with around 2,100 timber houses,^[4] dating from this time of influence, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994 because of their exceptional preservation and outstanding Romanesque architecture.^[3]

Quedlinburg has a population of more than 24,000. The town was the capital of the district of Quedlinburg until 2007, when the district was dissolved. Several locations in the town are designated stops along a scenic holiday route, the Romanesque Road.