Saalekreis
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. HistoryThe district was established by merging the former districts of Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis as part of the district reform of 2007. Towns and municipalitiesThe district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3]
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