Quedlinburg: UNESCO World Heritage Town in the Harz Foothills
Quedlinburg in Sachsen-Anhalt holds UNESCO World Heritage status for its medieval old town and collegiate church. Over 2,000 half-timbered houses spanning six centuries line the narrow streets below the Schlossberg, where the Stiftskirche St. Servatii contains one of Germany's oldest church treasures. The town has roughly 22,800 inhabitants and belongs to the Landkreis Harz. Henry I, the first Saxon king, held court here in the 10th century, and the Ottonian dynasty maintained Quedlinburg as one of their principal seats.
Halberstadt lies about 15 kilometres to the north. Thale, at the entrance to the Bode valley, is to the south. Wernigerode is to the southwest. The Bode river flows past the northern edge of town. Quedlinburg's economy relies heavily on tourism and heritage conservation, with ongoing restoration work on the timber-frame buildings that define its streetscape.
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Quedlinburg in Sachsen-Anhalt holds UNESCO World Heritage status for its medieval old town and collegiate church. Over 2,000 half-timbered houses spanning six centuries line the narrow streets below the Schlossberg, where the Stiftskirche St. Servatii contains one of Germany's oldest church treasures. The town has roughly 22,800 inhabitants and belongs to the Landkreis Harz. Henry I, the first Saxon king, held court here in the 10th century, and the Ottonian dynasty maintained Quedlinburg as one of their principal seats.
Halberstadt lies about 15 kilometres to the north. Thale, at the entrance to the Bode valley, is to the south. Wernigerode is to the southwest. The Bode river flows past the northern edge of town. Quedlinburg's economy relies heavily on tourism and heritage conservation, with ongoing restoration work on the timber-frame buildings that define its streetscape.
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