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 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 182,451 |
| • Density | 127.21/km2 (329.48/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 inSaxony-Anhalt,Germany. The district seat isMerseburg. Its area is 1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi).[2] It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districtsKyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia),Mansfeld-Südharz,Salzlandkreis,Anhalt-Bitterfeld,Nordsachsen,Leipzig (bothSaxony) andBurgenlandkreis. The district-free city ofHalle is surrounded by the Saalekreis.
The district was established by merging the former districts ofMerseburg-Querfurt andSaalkreis as part of thedistrict reform of 2007.
The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3]
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