Saalekreis
Saalekreis | ||
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State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
Capital | Merseburg | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,433 km2 (553 sq mi) | |
Population (31 December 2017)[1] | ||
• Total | 185,494 | |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/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. 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 |
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1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town |
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