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Salzlandkreis

District in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltCapitalBernburgGovernment

• District admin.Markus Bauer (SPD)Area

• Total1,428.1 km² (551.4 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2022)^[1]

• Total186,420 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationSLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFTWebsitewww.kreis-slk.de

Salzland is a district in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 1,428.1 km² (551.4 sq mi).^[2] It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Harz, Börde, Magdeburg, Jerichower Land, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz and Saalekreis.

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Bernburg, Schönebeck and Aschersleben-Staßfurt (except the town Falkenstein) as part of the reform of 2007.

Towns and municipalities

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

Free towns	Free municipalities
Aschersleben Barby Bernburg Calbe Hecklingen Könnern Nienburg Schönebeck Seeland Staßfurt	Bördeland

Verbandsgemeinden
1. Egelner Mulde Bördeaue Börde-Hakel Borne Egeln^{1, 2} Wolmirsleben	6. Saale-Wipper Alsleben² Giersleben Güsten^{1, 2} Ilberstedt Plötzkau
¹seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; ²town

Verbandsgemeinden

1. Egelner Mulde

6. Saale-Wipper

¹seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; ²town

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ "Tabellen Bodenfläche". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt