Rieder

Ortsteil of Ballenstedt in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rieder

51°44′N 11°10′E / 51.733°N 11.167°E / 51.733; 11.167CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictHarz TownBallenstedtArea

• Total21.41 km² (8.27 sq mi)Elevation

231 m (758 ft)Population

(2012-12-31)

• Total1,788 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06507

Dialling codes039485Vehicle registrationHZWebsitewww.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^{[permanent dead link]} (GemNeuglG HZ, §3)
^ Ingo Kugenbuch (20 February 2013), "Drei Gemeinden sind nach Gerichtsurteil wieder selbstständig", Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German), Quedlinburg, retrieved 2013-07-09
^ Stempelstelle 61 / Harzer Grauwacke Rieder at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.