Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg, an old town of Prussian Saxony, on the river Bode, to the N.W. of the Harz Mountains. In the crypt of the abbey-church, dating from the 10th century, lie the remains of the founder, Henry the Fowler. Quedlinburg is the centre of a great gardening district, whence seeds of all kinds are exported to every part of the world.