Saalkreis: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Statistics
State: Saxony-Anhalt
Adm. Region: Halle
Capital: Halle
Area: 628.29 km²
Inhabitants: 81,496 (2002)
pop. density: 130 inh./km²
Car identification: SK
Homepage: http://www.saalkreis.de
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Saalkreis is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Mansfelder Land, Bernburg, Köthen, Bitterfeld, the district Delitzsch in Saxony, and the district Merseburg-Querfurt. The district-free city Halle is nearly surrounded by the district.

Geography

The main river of the district is the Saale, which also gave it its name.

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the symbols of the historic territories of the district. The topleft and bottomright quarter show the arms of the diocese of Magdeburg. The lion in the top right is the symbol of the county Wettin, while the blue and yellow strips in the bottom left are the arms of the county Landsberg.
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Towns and municipalities

  1. Landsberg (Saalkreis)¹
  2. Löbejün¹
  3. Wettin¹

¹ administered in a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
  1. Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  2. Götschetal-Petersberg
  3. Kabelske-Tal
  4. Landsberg
  5. Nördlicher Saalkreis
  6. Saalkreis-Ost
  7. Westliche Saaleaue
  8. Westlicher Saalkreis
  9. Wettin
  10. Würde/Salza

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