The abbey was secularized in 1802 during the German Mediatisation, and Quedlinburg passed to the Kingdom of Prussia as part of the Principality of Quedlinburg.
Part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807–13, it was included within the new Prussian Province of Saxony in 1815.
Part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807–13, it was included within the new Prussian Province of Saxony in 1815.
Georg Ay was local party chief from 1931 until the end of the war.
The cathedral was closed from 1938 and during the war.
Liberation in 1945 brought back the Protestant bishop and the church bells, and the Nazi-style eagle was taken down from the tower. During the last months of World War II, the United States military had occupied Quedlinburg.
In the 1980s, upon the death of one of the US military men, the theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg came to light. Quedlinburg was administered within Bezirk Halle while part of the Communist East Germany from 1949 to 1990.
In August 2010, Quedlinburg was the driest place in Germany, with only 72,4 l/m2. == Demographics == ==Governance== The mayor is Frank Ruch (CDU). ===Town twinning=== Quedlinburg is twinned with: Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, since 1961 Herford, Germany, since 1991 Celle, Germany, since 1991 Hameln, Germany, since 1991 Hann.
In the 1980s, upon the death of one of the US military men, the theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg came to light. Quedlinburg was administered within Bezirk Halle while part of the Communist East Germany from 1949 to 1990.
It became part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt upon German reunification in 1990. During Quedlinburg's Communist era, restoration specialists from Poland were called in during the 1980s to carry out repairs on the old architecture.
In the 1980s, upon the death of one of the US military men, the theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg came to light. Quedlinburg was administered within Bezirk Halle while part of the Communist East Germany from 1949 to 1990.
It became part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt upon German reunification in 1990. During Quedlinburg's Communist era, restoration specialists from Poland were called in during the 1980s to carry out repairs on the old architecture.
In August 2010, Quedlinburg was the driest place in Germany, with only 72,4 l/m2. == Demographics == ==Governance== The mayor is Frank Ruch (CDU). ===Town twinning=== Quedlinburg is twinned with: Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, since 1961 Herford, Germany, since 1991 Celle, Germany, since 1991 Hameln, Germany, since 1991 Hann.
Münden, Germany, since 1991 ==Attractions== In the centre of the town are a wide selection of [buildings from at least five different centuries (including a 14th-century structure, one of Germany's oldest), while around the outer fringes of the old town are examples of
In 1994, the castle, church and old town were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Quedlinburg has a population of more than 24,000.
The town was the capital of the district of Quedlinburg until 2007, when the district was dissolved.
In August 2010, Quedlinburg was the driest place in Germany, with only 72,4 l/m2. == Demographics == ==Governance== The mayor is Frank Ruch (CDU). ===Town twinning=== Quedlinburg is twinned with: Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, since 1961 Herford, Germany, since 1991 Celle, Germany, since 1991 Hameln, Germany, since 1991 Hann.
Before the incorporation of the two (previously independent) municipalities of Gernrode and Bad Suderode in January 2014 it was only . ===Neighbouring communities=== ===Climate=== Quedlinburg has an oceanic climate (Cfb) resulting from prevailing westerlies, blowing from the high-pressure area in the central Atlantic towards Scandinavia.
Today, Quedlinburg is a center of restoration of Fachwerk houses. Quedlinburg is the setting for the acclaimed 2016 Frantz, serving as a quintessential small German town in the wake of WWI, home to the family who is reeling from the death of a son in the war. ==Geography== ===Location=== The town is located north of the Harz mountains, about 123 m above NHN.
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