Complex sentence: The municipal area of Quedlinburg is 120.42 km²; before the incorporation of the two (previously independent) municipalities of Gernrode and Bad Suderode in January 2014 it was only 78.14 km².
Split into simpler sentences: The municipal area of Quedlinburg is 120.42 km². Before the incorporation of the two (previously independent) municipalities of Gernrode and Bad Suderode in January 2014 it was only 78.14 km².