Original: History The district was established by merging the former districts of Halberstadt , Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein ( from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt ) as part of the reform of 2007 .
Simplified: History The district was made by joining the old districts of Halberstadt , Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein ( from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt ) .