Saalekreis
District
Flag of Saalekreis
Flag
Coat of arms of Saalekreis
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalMerseburg
Area
 • Total1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total182,814
 • 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

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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3]

Free townsFree municipalitiesVerbandsgemeinde
  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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saalekreis.
  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
  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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