Westerhausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Westerhausen | |
  Westerhausen  Westerhausen | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 120.1/km2 (311.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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).
External links
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Media related to Westerhausen at Wikimedia Commons
References
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