Querfurt

Querfurt
Town
Querfurt skyline
Querfurt skyline
Flag of Querfurt
Flag
Coat of arms of Querfurt
Coat of arms
SaxonyThuringiaBurgenlandkreisHalle (Saale)Anhalt-BitterfeldMansfeld-SüdharzSalzlandkreisBad DürrenbergBad LauchstädtBarnstädtBraunsbedraFarnstädtKabelsketalLandsbergLeunaWettin-LöbejünMerseburgMüchelnNemsdorf-GöhrendorfObhausenPetersbergQuerfurtSalzatalSchkopauSchraplauSteigraTeutschenthal
Location of Querfurt within Saalekreis district
Interactive map of Querfurt
Querfurt is located in Germany
Querfurt
Location within Germany
Querfurt is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Querfurt
Location within Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°23′N 11°36′E / 51.383°N 11.600°E / 51.383; 11.600
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Government
 • Mayor (2024–31)Andreas Nette
Area
 • Total
155.23 km2 (59.93 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
9,868
 • Density63.57/km2 (164.6/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 (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 of 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.

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.

Notable people

Jacob Christian Schäffer

Other personalities associated with the town

Julius von Kirchmann 1848/49

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt.
  3. ↑ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Querfurt Archived 2021-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, October 2015.
  4. ↑ Wikisource 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.