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Quedlinburg
Over 1,300 half-timbered houses spanning eight centuries cluster below the Romanesque collegiate church where Germany's first king lies buried; UNESCO-listed yet still missing from most itineraries.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Halberstadt
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · Europe
About Halberstadt
Halberstadt is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Harsleben, 19km from Wernigerode Castle.
Halberstadt is in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with about 40,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Harsleben, about 4 km away.
Halberstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈhalbɐˌʃtat] ; Eastphalian: Halverstidde) is a town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany, 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 ofRead more
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.
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What is there to see near Halberstadt?
Within an hour or so of Halberstadt: Quedlinburg (13 km), Wernigerode Castle (19 km), Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (21 km), Brocken (32 km).
Where is Halberstadt?
Halberstadt is in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, about 4 km from Harsleben.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 39,729
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.8956, 11.0562
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Halberstadt
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Wernigerode Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.
19 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Fast, flowing 3.7 km circuit near Magdeburg that stages DTM, superbikes and public track days: a favourite for affordable open-pitlane driving in eastern Germany.
21 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Brocken
The Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Halberstadt
- 32 kmBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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