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    Saalekreis

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    Saalekreis
    District
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    CountryGermany
    StateSaxony-Anhalt
    CapitalMerseburg
    Government
     • District admin.Hartmut Handschak
    Area
     • Total
    		1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi)
    Population
     (31 December 2022)[1]
     • Total
    		183,974
     • Density130/km2 (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 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

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    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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    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:[3]

    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-Göhrendorf1
    4. Obhausen
    5. Schraplau2
    6. Steigra
    1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

    References

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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saalekreis.
    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

    51°24′N 11°50′E / 51.400°N 11.833°E / 51.400; 11.833


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