Genthin County
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| District of the GDR | Magdeburg |
| County seat | Genthin |
| surface | 590 km² (1989) |
| Residents | 39,153 (1989) |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km² (1989) |
| License Plate | H and M (1953–1990) HC and MC (1974–1990) GNT (1991–1994) |
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| The Genthin district in the Magdeburg district | |
The Genthin district was a district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the GDR from 1950 to 1952 , then from 1952 to 1990 as the Genthin district in the Magdeburg district . From 1990 to 1994 it existed as the district of Genthin in Saxony-Anhalt. The seat of the district administration was in Genthin . His area is now in the district of Jerichower Land in Saxony-Anhalt.
geography
Neighboring areas
The Genthin district bordered clockwise in the north, beginning with the districts of Havelberg , Rathenow , Brandenburg-Land , Burg and Tangerhütte (until 1987) and Stendal (from 1988).
history
On July 1, 1950, the Genthin district emerged from the main part of the Jerichow II district. In the course of the administrative reform of 1952 , the Genthin district was re-established on July 25, 1952 and belonged to the Magdeburg district . The district was a new administrative unit from parts of the former district of Jerichow II ( Saxony-Anhalt ). On May 17, 1990 the district was renamed Genthin County. With the district reform in Saxony-Anhalt, which came into force on July 1, 1994, the Genthin district was integrated into the Jerichower Land district .
Communities
Community political status when the district was formed in 1952
In addition, in 1957 some once independent municipalities that became districts in 1950 were reintroduced.
- Brettin (City of Genthin)
- Derben (Ferchland municipality)
- Mützel (City of Genthin)
- Roßdorf (City of Genthin)
- Zabakuck (municipality of Demsin)
- Zerbe (municipality of Güsen)
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on October 15, 1990.
Blazon : “Quartered; Field 1 and 4: divided by red over silver; Field 2: in blue a silver oblique left-hand bar, covered with a gold anchor; Field 3: a golden heraldic lily in blue. "
License Plate
Motor vehicles (with the exception of motorcycles) and trailers were assigned three-letter distinguishing signs starting with the letter pairs HC and MC from around 1974 to the end of 1990 . The last number plate series used for motorcycles was HW 65-01 to HW 75-00 .
At the beginning of 1991 the district received the distinguishing mark GNT . It was issued until June 30, 1994. It has been available in the Jerichower Land district since November 27, 2012 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Statistical yearbooks of the German Democratic Republic. In: DigiZeitschriften. Retrieved October 6, 2009 .
- ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .
- ↑ Law on the self-administration of municipalities and districts in the GDR (municipal constitution) of May 17, 1990
- ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 301 f .
- ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 533 .