Saalekreis | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Capital | Merseburg |
Government | |
• District admin. | Hartmut Handschak |
Area | |
• Total | 1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 183,974 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SK, MER, MQ, QFT |
Website | www.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.
The district was established by merging the former districts of Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis as part of the district reform of 2007.
The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3]
Free towns | Free municipalities | Verbandsgemeinde |
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1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town |
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