Vorharz, Collective municipality in Harz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Vorharz is an administrative district comprising seven municipalities east of Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt. The administration center in Wegeleben manages public services and local governance for the collective area.

The district was formed in 2010 through an administrative consolidation of several municipalities in the Harz region. This reorganization aimed to streamline local governance and resource management.

The coat of arms, approved on 26 October 2010, was designed by the Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch: three silver wavy pale stripes for the Bode, Holtemme and Selke, between them two golden ears of grain with two leaves each, recalling the mills and farming that fed the villages.

Vorharz lies on federal roads B81, B79 and B245, with rail stops at Nienhagen, Wegeleben and Ditfurt on the Magdeburg–Thale line. Wegeleben station also sits on the Halle–Halberstadt line, next to the Hedersleben-Wedderstedt halt. The administration seat is in Wegeleben, with branch offices in Schwanebeck and Wedderstedt.

The coat of arms, approved on 26 October 2010, shows three silver wavy pale stripes on blue between two golden ears of grain. Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch designed it to stand for the Bode, Holtemme and Selke rivers and for the farming long practised in the villages.