Saalekreis

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Saalekreis
District
Coat of arms of Saalekreis
Coat of arms
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Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Merseburg
Area
 • Total 1,433 km2 (553 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
 • Total 187,690
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration SK, MER, MQ, QFT
Website www.saalekreis.de

Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. 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

The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:[2]

Free towns Free municipalities Verbandsgemeinde
  1. Bad Dürrenberg
  2. Bad Lauchstädt
  3. Braunsbedra
  4. Landsberg
  5. Löbejün-Wettin
  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-Göhrendorf1
  4. Obhausen
  5. Schraplau2
  6. Steigra
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References

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  2. Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt

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