Westerhausen
Westerhausen | ||
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Stadtteil of Thale | ||
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Coordinates: 51°48′N 11°4′E / 51.800°N 11.067°ECoordinates: 51°48′N 11°4′E / 51.800°N 11.067°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
District | Harz | |
Municipal assoc. | Thale | |
Town | Thale | |
Area | ||
• Total | 17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) | |
Population (2009-12-31) | ||
• Total | 2,092 | |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 06484 | |
Dialling codes | 03946 | |
Vehicle registration | HZ |
Westerhausen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Thale.
Nature conservation
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The parish of Westerhausen lies in the landscape protection area of Harz und Vorländer (formerly the Northern Harz Foreland).
Part of it belongs to the following nature reserves (in brackets: year the reserve was created):
Harslebener Berge und Steinholz (1967). [1]
The Seggen- und binsenreiche Nasswiesen in Helsunger Bruch are a protected biotope (1999).
Natural monument area sites are the Acker Helmstein (1990), Alte Torfstich im Helsunger Bruch (1994, changed in 1996), Königstein (Großes Kamel), 189 m NN, (1932, natural monument in 1965, area monument in 1997) and Hirtenwiese (2000).
Others are the Dalgenberg (1965), Kuckucksberg (1965) and Kleine Kamel (1965, prepared since 1927).