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Quedlinburg

Also known as Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Quedlinburg is about 50 km south-west of Magdeburg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rammelsberg and Goslar, about 55 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Magdeburg · about 230,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
  • Braunschweig · about 245,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
  • Göttingen · about 139,000 peopleabout 90 km west
  • Erfurt · about 203,000 peopleabout 90 km south
  • Jena · about 105,000 peopleabout 100 km south
  • Leipzig · about 543,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
QuedlinburgLeipzigKasselBraunschweigMagdeburgGöttingenRammelsberg and GoslarGarden Kingdom of Dessau-WörlitzHildesheim ChurchesFagus Factory in AlfeldLuther MemorialsCorvey Westwork20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Quedlinburg and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesRammelsberg and Goslar1Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz2Classical Weimar3Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt4Bauhaus Sites5Quedlinburg
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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