Querfurt

Querfurt (German: [ˈkveːɐ̯fʊʁt] ⓘ) is a town in the Saalekreis district, or Kreis, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, 18 miles (29 km) west from Merseburg. In 2020, the town had a population of 10,454. The town Querfurt consists of Querfurt proper and the following 8 Ortschaften or municipal divisions: Gatterstädt, Grockstädt, Leimbach, Lodersleben, Schmon, Vitzenburg, Weißenschirmbach and Ziegelroda.[3]

Querfurt
Town
Querfurt skyline
Querfurt skyline
Flag of Querfurt
Flag
Coat of arms of Querfurt
Coat of arms
Location of Querfurt within Saalekreis district
Querfurt is located in Germany
Querfurt
Querfurt
Querfurt is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Querfurt
Querfurt
Coordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Andreas Nette[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total155.23 km2 (59.93 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,256
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06268
Dialling codes034771
Vehicle registrationSK, MER, MQ, QFT
Websitewww.querfurt.de

Querfurt is known as the birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt.

History

For some time, Querfurt was the capital of a principality covering nearly 200 square miles (500 km2), with a population of about 20,000. The ruling family having become extinct in 1496, it passed to that of Mansfeld. In 1635, according to the terms of the Peace of Prague, it was ceded to the Elector of Saxony, John George I, who handed it over to his son Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels; in 1746, it was united once more with Saxony. It was incorporated into Prussia in 1815.[4]

Notable people
Jacob Christian Schäffer
  • Jacob Christian Schäffer (1718-1790), a Protestant minister, naturalist, pioneer of the washing machine and the wood paper
  • Georg Muche (1895-1987), Bauhaus artist, painter and graphic artist
  • Walter Herrmann (1910-1987), physicist
  • Ulrich Willerding (born 1932), botanist
  • Dietmar Demuth (born 1955), football player and coach
  • Jan Seyffarth (born 1986), racing driver

Other personalities associated with the town
  • Johann Gottfried Schnabel (born 1692, died between 1751 and 1758), German writer; settled down in 1719 as a barber in Querfurt.
  • Julius von Kirchmann (1802-1884), lawyer and politician, law court official in Querfurt
Julius von Kirchmann 1848/49
  • Hans Schomburgk (1880-1967), explorer and pioneer of German wildlife films
  • Castle
    Castle
  • Town walls
    Town walls
  • Defence tower
    Defence tower
  • Oak of peace
    Oak of peace
  • Elementary school
    Elementary school

References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  3. Hauptsatzung der Stadt Querfurt, October 2015.
  4. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Querfurt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 743.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.