Canton of Löbejün
| Kingdom of Westphalia | |
|---|---|
| Canton of Löbejün | |
| department | Department of the Saale |
| District | Halle district |
| Capital of the canton | Löbejün |
| surface | 1.35 square miles |
| Residents | 4,474 |
| Villages and hamlets | 8th |
| Cities | 1 |
The canton Löbejün was an administrative unit in the Halle district of the Saale department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia .
The main town of the canton and seat of the justice of the peace was Löbejün in today's Saalekreis . The canton comprised 1 city, 8 municipalities with several hamlets and farms, some of which were on the Electoral Saxon territory. It was inhabited by 4,474 people and had an area of 1.35 square miles . It emerged from part of the hall circle of the Duchy of Magdeburg . Part of the canton belonged to the Petersberg office , which historically belonged to the Electorate of Saxony until 1697 . For this reason, some courtyards were in Electoral Saxony.
The localities belonging to the canton were:
- City of Löbejün with the Gottgau mill
- Krosigk with Kaltenmark
- Wieskau
- Schlettau
- Dalena with Dörnitz
- Hohenedlau and Siegelitz
- Domnitz and Jägerhaus
- Nehlitz with courtyards in the Saxon towns of Werben , Schrenz , Löbersdorf
- Görzig, Juchsmühle
- Petersberg
- Nauendorf with Merbitz
- Geest