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Arnstein, Saxony-Anhalt

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Location of Arnstein within Mansfeld-Südharz district

(2016–23) Frank Sehnert^[1]Area

• Total121.71 km² (46.99 sq mi)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,339 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06333 (Arnstedt, Bräunrode, Greifenhagen, Quenstedt, Sylda, Welbsleben, Wiederstedt), 06456 (Sandersleben), 06543 (Alterode, Harkerode, Stangerode, Ulzigerode)

Dialling codes03473, 03476, 034742, 034781, 034785Vehicle registrationMSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGHWebsitearnstein-harz.de

Arnstein is a town in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the voluntary merger of twelve former municipalities.^[3] Its mayor is Frank Sehnert.

Geography

Subdivisions

The town of Arnstein is divided into twelve localities (Ortschaften),^[4] corresponding to the twelve former municipalities which now constitute the town.^[3] Some of the localities consist of a number of Ortsteile (local parts).

Locality	Population	Parts
Alterode	517	Alterode	Localities of Arnstein
Arnstedt	552	Arnstedt
Bräunrode	447	Bräunrode, Friedrichrode, Willerode
Greifenhagen	272	Greifenhagen
Harkerode	333	Harkerode
Quenstedt	820	Pfersdorf, Quenstedt
Sandersleben	1901	Roda, Sandersleben
Stangerode	351	Stangerode
Sylda	512	Sylda
Ulzigerode	202	Ulzigerode
Welbsleben	712	Welbsleben
Wiederstedt	1074	Wiederstedt

History

Arnstein was created on 1 January 2010 by the voluntary merger of twelve former municipalities in the Mansfeld-Südharz district.^[3] The new unified entity took its name from the old administrative unit of Amt Arnstein in the County of Mansfeld and the Arnstein Castle.

Notable people

Christian August Friedrich Garcke: botanist and scientific author
Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann: Protestant theologian and Orientalist
Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg: aristocrat, poet, author, mystic and philosopher of Early German Romanticism known by pen name "Novalis"

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Arnstein, July 2019.