| Town | Ballenstedt |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°44′N 11°10′E |
| State | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| District | Harz |
| Elevation | 231 |
| Area | 21.41 |
| Population | 1788 |
| Stand | 2012-12-31 |
| Postal code | 06507 |
| Area code | 039485 |
| Licence | HZ |
| Website | www.rieder-harz.de |
Rieder is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 December 2013, it is part of the town Ballenstedt. Between 1 January 2011 and 19 February 2013, it was part of the town Quedlinburg.[1][2]
There is a grauwacke quarry here which is also checkpoint 61 on the Harzer Wandernadel.[3]
References
- ^ Gesetz über die Neugliederung der Gemeinden im Land Sachsen-Anhalt den Landkreis Harz betreffend[dead link] (GemNeuglG HZ, §3)
- ^ Ingo Kugenbuch (20 February 2013), "Drei Gemeinden sind nach Gerichtsurteil wieder selbstständig" (in German), Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, retrieved 2013-07-09
- ^ Stempelstelle 61 / Harzer Grauwacke Rieder at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.