Salzland | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Capital | Bernburg |
Government | |
• District admin. | Markus Bauer (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,428.1 km2 (551.4 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 186,420 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT |
Website | www.kreis-slk.de |
Salzland is a district in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 1,428.1 km2 (551.4 sq mi).[2] It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Harz, Börde, Magdeburg, Jerichower Land, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz and Saalekreis.
The district was established by merging the former districts of Bernburg, Schönebeck and Aschersleben-Staßfurt (except the town Falkenstein) as part of the reform of 2007.
The district Salzlandkreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3]
Free towns | Free municipalities |
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Verbandsgemeinden | |
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1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town |
51°50′N 11°35′E / 51.833°N 11.583°E