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.
Saalekreis | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Capital | Merseburg |
Area | |
• Total | 1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 182,814 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SK, MER, MQ, QFT |
Website | www.saalekreis.de |
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 towns | Free municipalities | Verbandsgemeinde |
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1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town |
References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saalekreis.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
- "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt
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