Saalekreis
District
Flag Coat of arms
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 2022)[1]
• Total	183,974
• 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

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

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

References

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