Saalekreis
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Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is 1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi).[2] It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia), Mansfeld-Südharz, Salzlandkreis, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Nordsachsen, Leipzig (both Saxony) and Burgenlandkreis. The district-free city of Halle is surrounded by the Saalekreis.
History
The district was established by merging the former districts of Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis as part of the district reform of 2007.
Towns and municipalities
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The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3]
Free towns | Free municipalities | Verbandsgemeinde |
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1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town |
References
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- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
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- Dessau-Roßlau
- Halle (Saale)
- Magdeburg
- Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
- Anhalt-Bitterfeld
- Börde
- Burgenlandkreis
- Harz
- Jerichower Land
- Mansfeld-Südharz
- Saalekreis
- Salzlandkreis
- Stendal
- Wittenberg
- Anhalt-Zerbst
- Aschersleben-Staßfurt
- Bernburg
- Bitterfeld
- Bördekreis
- Burgenlandkreis
- Halberstadt
- Köthen
- Mansfelder Land
- Merseburg-Querfurt
- Ohrekreis
- Quedlinburg
- Saalkreis
- Sangerhausen
- Schönebeck
- Weißenfels
- Wernigerode
51°24′N 11°50′E / 51.400°N 11.833°E / 51.400; 11.833
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