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(Redirected from Saalekreis (district)) District in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Saalekreis
District
Flag of SaalekreisFlagCoat of arms of SaalekreisCoat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalMerseburg
Government
 • District admin.Hartmut Handschak
Area
 • Total1,434.2 km (553.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total183,974
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSK, MER, MQ, QFT
Websitewww.saalekreis.de

Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is 1,434.2 km (553.7 sq mi). 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

SaxonyThuringiaBurgenlandkreisHalle (Saale)Anhalt-BitterfeldMansfeld-SüdharzSalzlandkreisBad DürrenbergBad LauchstädtBarnstädtBraunsbedraFarnstädtKabelsketalLandsbergLeunaWettin-LöbejünMerseburgMüchelnNemsdorf-GöhrendorfObhausenPetersbergQuerfurtSalzatalSchkopauSchraplauSteigraTeutschenthal
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:

Free towns Free municipalities Verbandsgemeinde
  1. Bad Dürrenberg
  2. Bad Lauchstädt
  3. Braunsbedra
  4. Landsberg
  5. Wettin-Löbejün
  6. Merseburg
  7. Mücheln
  8. Querfurt
  1. Kabelsketal
  2. Leuna
  3. Petersberg
  4. Salzatal
  5. Schkopau
  6. Teutschenthal

Weida-Land

  1. Barnstädt
  2. Farnstädt
  3. Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf
  4. Obhausen
  5. Schraplau
  6. Steigra
seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; town

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
  2. "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
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51°24′N 11°50′E / 51.400°N 11.833°E / 51.400; 11.833


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