Thale

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Thale
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Municipal assoc.	Thale
Town subdivisions	2
Mayor	Thomas Balcerowski (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	38.13 km² (14.7 sq mi)
Elevation	156 m  (512 ft)
Population	12,432  (31/12/2006)
- Density	326 /km² (844 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HZ
Postal code	06502
Area code	03947
Website	www.thale.de Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 11°3′00″E / 51.75, 11.05

Thale (pronunciation: TAH-leh) is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 8 km west of Quedlinburg. Famous sites are the Bode valley (Bodetal), the Hexentanzplatz (witches dancing place) and the Rosstrappe (hoof print). Latter two are famous mountains. On the Hexentanzplatz is a large open air theater and a zoo.

Thale is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Thale.

[edit] Population history

[edit] External links

• Official site for the City of Thale, with tourist info, etc

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