List of administrative districts and independent cities in Saxony-Anhalt

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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Landkreis Stendal Landkreis Börde Magdeburg Landkreis Jerichower Land Landkreis Harz Salzlandkreis Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld Dessau-Roßlau Landkreis Wittenberg Saalekreis Halle (Saale) Burgenlandkreis Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz Berlin Sachsen Thüringen Niedersachsen Brandenburg
Counties and independent cities in Saxony-Anhalt

The state of Saxony-Anhalt comprises eleven districts and three independent cities . This list of rural districts and independent cities in Saxony-Anhalt provides an overview of these including their most important information. The current administrative structure has existed since the district reform of July 1, 2007 , in which the previously 21 districts were combined. Except for the city of Dessau , which was combined with the city of Roßlau (Elbe) to form the new city of Dessau-Roßlau , the independent cities remained unaffected by this district reform.

With an area of ​​20,452 square kilometers, the state of Saxony-Anhalt is the eighth largest state in the Federal Republic of Germany . With a population of 2,236,252 people (December 31, 2016), it ranks eleventh. The population density is 109 inhabitants per square kilometer and thus roughly corresponds to the average of the new federal states , which is well below the national average of about 228 inhabitants per square kilometer. The district with the largest area is the district of Stendal with an area of ​​2,423 square kilometers, the smallest area is the Burgenland district with 1,414 square kilometers. In terms of population, the Harz district is the largest district in Saxony-Anhalt with 219,643 people (December 31, 2016). The largest independent cities are Magdeburg with 238,136 and Halle (Saale) with 238,005 inhabitants. The smallest population is in the urban district of Dessau-Roßlau with 82,505 and the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel with 85,236 inhabitants.

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The following list is structured as follows:

  • District : Name of the district or the independent city
  • County town : Name of the county town
  • Coat of arms : Official coat of arms of the district or the independent city
  • Map : Location map of the district or the independent city within the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
  • Motor vehicle : vehicle registration number of the respective regional authority
  • Population : Population of the respective regional authorities as of December 31, 2019
  • Area : Area of ​​the respective regional authorities in square kilometers (km²).
  • Density : population density in inhabitants per square kilometer
  • Notes : further information regarding bordering federal states or neighboring states, special features and the like
  • Image : A typical image from the region with which the respective regional authority is identified

Overview

District /
urban district 		County seat coat of arms location Vehicle Pop. Area
(in km²) 		Ew / km² Remarks image
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Salzwedel Coat of arms of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Location of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel in Saxony-Anhalt SAW, GA, KLZ 83.173 2,293.03 36 most populous district of Saxony-Anhalt; borders on Lower Saxony ; In 1994, the Salzwedel district and municipalities in the Gardelegen and Klötze districts emerged Half-timbered houses in Salzwedel
Anhalt-Bitterfeld Koethen (Anhalt) Coat of arms of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld Location of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt ABI, AZE, BTF, KÖT, ZE 158.486 1,453.52 109 largest lake in the country ( Goitzsche ; 13.3 km²); borders on Brandenburg and Saxony ;
originated from the districts of Bitterfeld and Köthen as well as parts of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst 		Castle ruins in Zerbst
Börde Haldensleben Coat of arms of the district of Börde Location of the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt BK , BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL 170.923 2,366.63 72 borders on Lower Saxony ;
emerged from the Börde and Ohre circles 		Oebisfelde Castle
Burgenland district Naumburg (Saale) Coat of arms of the Burgenland district Location of the Burgenland district in Saxony-Anhalt BLK, HHM, NEB, NMB, WSF, ZZ 178,846 1,413.67 127 Smallest area in Saxony-Anhalt; southernmost point of the country ( Bröckau ); borders on Saxony and Thuringia ;
emerged from the old Burgenland district and the Weißenfels district 		Naumburg Cathedral
Dessau-Roßlau
(independent city) 		Coat of arms of the city of Dessau-Roßlau Location of the city of Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt DE, RSL 80.103 244.74 327 emerged from the merger of the independent city of Dessau with the city of Roßlau (Elbe) (previously in the Anhalt-Zerbst district ) Bauhaus in Dessau-Roßlau
Halle (Saale)
(independent city) 		Coat of arms of the city of Halle (Saale) Location of the city of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt HAL 238,762 135.02 1768 largest city in Saxony-Anhalt Market in Halle (Saale)
resin Halberstadt Coat of arms of the Harz district Location of the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt HZ, HBS, QLB, WR 213.310 2,104.54 101 most populous district of Saxony-Anhalt; westernmost point of the country ( Wülperode ); highest mountain in the country ( Brocken ; 1,141 m); borders on Lower Saxony and Thuringia;
originated from the districts of Halberstadt , Quedlinburg and Wernigerode as well as the municipality of Falkenstein / Harz (previously in the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt ) 		Town hall in Wernigerode
Jerichower Land Castle Coat of arms of the district of Jerichower Land Location of the district of Jerichower Land in Saxony-Anhalt JL, BRG, GNT 89,589 1,576.84 57 borders on Brandenburg ;
Takeover of parts of the Anhalt-Zerbst district 		Elbe-Havel Canal near Genthin
Magdeburg
(independent city) 		Coat of arms of the city of Magdeburg Location of the city of Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt MD 237,565 201 1182 State capital Magdeburg Cathedral
Mansfeld-Südharz Sangerhausen Coat of arms of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz Location of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH 134,942 1,448.84 93 borders on Thuringia ;
emerged from the districts of Mansfelder Land and Sangerhausen
Market square with Luther monument in Lutherstadt Eisleben
Saalekreis Merseburg Coat of arms of the Saalekreis Location of the Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt SK, MER, MQ, QFT 183,815 1,433.67 128 borders on Saxony and Thuringia ;
emerged from the district of Merseburg-Querfurt and the Saalkreis 		Merseburg Castle and Cathedral
Salzlandkreis Bernburg (Saale) Coat of arms of the Salzlandkreis Location of the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT 189,125 1,426.76 133 emerged from the districts of Bernburg , Schönebeck and the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt (excluding the city of Falkenstein / Harz ) Krukmann's house in Aschersleben
Stendal Stendal Coat of arms of the district of Stendal Location of the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt SDL, HV, OBG 111.190 2,423.16 46 largest district in Saxony-Anhalt; northernmost point of the country ( Aulosen ); borders on Brandenburg and Lower Saxony ; Created in 1994 with the inclusion of the Havelberg district and a number of communities in the Gardelegen district Market and Marienkirche in Stendal
Wittenberg Lutherstadt Wittenberg Coat of arms of the district of Wittenberg Location of the district of Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt WB, GHC, JE 124,953 1,930.31 65 easternmost point of the country ( Annaburg ); borders on Brandenburg and Saxony ;
2007 incorporation of parts of the Anhalt-Zerbst district 		The castle church in Wittenberg
Saxony-Anhalt 2,194,782 20,451.73 107

See also

Individual evidence


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