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1661:Schwanebeck
1656:Quedlinburg
1626:Hedersleben
1611:Halberstadt
1601:Falkenstein
1586:Ballenstedt
1538:(in German)
1389:(1567–1618)
1371:Straßberg,
1346:Leval, Nord
1301:Free Voters
652:Ballenstedt
648:Schwabengau
637:Hazacanroth
625:Benedictine
535:Siptenfelde
507:Siptenfelde
486:Silberhütte
482:Mägdesprung
455:Ortschaften
442:called the
428:Quedlinburg
202: /
1834:Harzgerode
1823:Categories
1784:Königerode
1762:Harzgerode
1733:Harzgerode
1651:Osterwieck
1621:Harzgerode
1507:12 October
1400:References
1324:See also:
1320:Twin towns
1131:(≥ 1.0 mm)
650:counts of
629:Hagenenrod
527:Königerode
492:Königerode
396:Harzgerode
293:Population
249:Government
187:51°38′32″N
1799:Straßberg
1767:Alexisbad
1753:Bärenrode
1744:Dankerode
1676:Wegeleben
1666:Selke-Aue
1636:Ilsenburg
1616:Harsleben
731:Frederick
670:Conrad II
627:abbey of
568:does not
539:Straßberg
523:Dankerode
512:Straßberg
478:Alexisbad
466:Dankerode
459:Ortsteile
436:Alexisbad
414:Geography
341:UTC+02:00
320:UTC+01:00
315:Time zone
285:Elevation
190:11°8′39″E
1731:Town of
1641:Nordharz
1359:Bockenem
1313:The Left
1309:(SPD): 2
1297:(CDU): 8
1288:Stadtrat
1282:Politics
1271:Source:
1266:1,778.4
1176:Average
1124:(23.70)
1055:Average
746:fluorite
682:Naumburg
674:Nienburg
633:Otto III
432:Gernrode
238:District
1789:Neudorf
1596:Ditfurt
1385:Prince
1332:twinned
1119:(1.75)
1114:(1.88)
1109:(1.80)
1104:(2.23)
1099:(2.00)
1094:(2.70)
1089:(2.01)
1084:(2.46)
1079:(1.33)
1074:(1.64)
1069:(1.13)
1064:(1.85)
1050:(38.3)
1045:(28.6)
1040:(33.4)
1035:(39.9)
1030:(45.3)
1025:(50.9)
1020:(51.4)
1015:(47.5)
1010:(41.5)
1005:(34.7)
1000:(30.0)
995:(26.4)
990:(26.6)
980:(46.6)
975:(33.3)
970:(39.2)
965:(46.4)
960:(55.0)
955:(61.9)
950:(62.2)
945:(58.5)
940:(52.5)
935:(45.1)
930:(37.2)
925:(32.4)
920:(31.3)
910:(54.3)
905:(37.6)
900:(43.7)
895:(54.0)
890:(63.5)
885:(72.0)
880:(72.5)
875:(68.0)
870:(61.7)
865:(54.3)
860:(44.6)
855:(38.1)
850:(36.0)
788:Climate
589:removed
574:sources
549:History
543:Neudorf
531:Schielo
502:Schielo
497:Neudorf
408:Germany
384:Website
219:Germany
215:Country
1373:Plauen
1334:with:
1257:104.9
1254:156.4
1251:225.0
1248:247.5
1245:240.4
1242:250.8
1239:204.4
1236:137.6
1171:180.1
801:Month
750:silver
742:mining
369:039484
243:Harz
1671:Thale
1433:(PDF)
1263:37.4
1260:51.3
1233:73.5
1230:49.0
1219:80.4
1216:89.2
1213:89.0
1210:85.3
1207:78.9
1204:73.7
1201:72.9
1198:74.6
1195:74.7
1192:74.1
1189:80.7
1186:84.0
1183:88.1
1168:18.0
1165:16.7
1162:15.4
1159:12.9
1156:13.3
1153:15.0
1150:13.6
1147:13.0
1144:12.6
1141:15.5
1138:14.0
1135:17.8
1122:601.9
840:Year
438:by a
424:Selke
358:06493
301:7,698
256:Mayor
226:State
1575:Harz
1509:2023
1180:(%)
1117:44.5
1112:47.8
1107:45.7
1102:56.6
1097:50.9
1092:68.5
1087:51.1
1082:62.5
1077:33.9
1072:41.7
1067:28.8
1062:46.9
1043:−1.9
1023:10.5
1018:10.8
998:−1.1
993:−3.1
988:−3.0
958:12.8
953:16.6
948:16.8
943:14.7
938:11.4
918:−0.4
908:12.4
893:12.2
888:17.5
883:22.2
878:22.5
873:20.0
868:16.5
863:12.4
837:Dec
834:Nov
831:Oct
828:Sep
825:Aug
822:Jul
819:Jun
816:May
813:Apr
810:Mar
807:Feb
804:Jan
748:and
661:Vogt
572:any
570:cite
537:and
484:and
420:Harz
345:CEST
272:Area
33:Town
1631:Huy
1315:: 2
1303:: 8
1048:3.5
1038:0.8
1033:4.4
1028:7.4
1013:8.6
1008:5.3
1003:1.5
978:8.1
973:0.7
968:4.0
963:8.0
933:7.3
928:2.9
923:0.2
903:3.1
898:6.5
858:7.0
853:3.4
848:2.2
726:Amt
583:by
461:):
450:).
402:in
334:DST
324:CET
265:CDU
1825::
1495:.
1479:,
1464:,
1415:,
643:.
533:,
529:,
525:,
480:,
410:.
406:,
379:HZ
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