Salzlandkreis
coat of arms | Germany map |
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Coordinates: 51 ° 51 ' N , 11 ° 38' E |
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Basic data | |
Existing period: | 2007– |
State : | Saxony-Anhalt |
Administrative headquarters : | Bernburg (Saale) |
Area : | 1,426.76 km 2 |
Residents: | 189,125 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
Population density : | 133 inhabitants per km 2 |
License plate : | SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT |
Circle key : | 15 0 89 |
NUTS : | DEE0C |
Circle structure: | 21 municipalities |
Address of the district administration: |
Karlsplatz 37 06406 Bernburg |
Website : | |
District Administrator : | Markus Bauer ( SPD ) |
Location of the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt | |
The Salzlandkreis is a district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt , which was formed as part of the district reform on July 1, 2007 by merging the former districts of Aschersleben-Staßfurt (without Falkenstein / Harz ), Bernburg and Schönebeck . It is the only district in Saxony-Anhalt that does not border on another German state .
geography
With an area of 1,427 km², the Salzlandkreis is the second smallest district in Saxony-Anhalt. While in the east the Elbe forms the border to the neighboring district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld over a length of 22 kilometers , parts of the town of Schönebeck lie on the other side of the Elbe in the north . The landscape is diverse, the north is characterized by the productive Magdeburg Börde , and in the east the Elbe and Saale form a wide flood plain. In the west the district extends to the Vorharzgebiet, in the south the former lignite and salt mining has left its mark. In the Bördedorf Eickendorf , with the land value number 100 of the Germany-wide soil estimate, the most productive agricultural areas are located. In addition to the Elbe and Saale, the Bode and Wipper are also part of the district's river network. The highest elevation is Phillips Galgenberg, located in the far west near Cochstedt , at 224 meters. It belongs to the Hakel , which, along with the Nachterstedter Forest and the pine forests near Plötzky and Pretzien, is one of the few notable forest areas in the district. The district is part of the UNESCO Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve . This includes the Lödderitzer forest , which is several square kilometers in size .
Dialect border
The Benrath line runs right through the district immediately north of the towns of Aschersleben and Barby and thus the transition from the High German - more precisely: the East Central German dialects to the Low German language .
Historical development
In the Middle Ages, the dioceses of Magdeburg and Halberstadt essentially ruled in today's district . The southeast belonged to the Ascanian Anhalt since 1170 with Bernburg as a temporary residence. After the two dioceses were secularized after the Thirty Years War and replaced by the secular Duchy of Magdeburg in 1680 , their areas came under the administration of the Saalkreis. The duchy, in turn, was part of the Brandenburg electorate, which became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 . After the Prussian administrative reform of 1815, the Prussian area of today's district was mainly divided into the newly formed districts of Calbe and Quedlinburg and the city of Aschersleben. The GDR territorial reform again reduced the size of the districts, so that from 1952 the districts of Schönebeck , Bernburg , Aschersleben and Staßfurt were involved in what is now the district area. During the GDR era, the northern part of the district belonged to the Magdeburg district and the southern part to the Halle district .
Plötzky , Pretzien , Ranies and Elbenau , the northernmost places in the district, have a special place in the historical development . They belonged to the Electorate of Saxony since the 12th century and were subordinate to the Saxon office of Gommern until 1808 . During the French occupation from 1808 to 1813, these places belonged to Napoleon's only bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Elbe and were incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia . They only became Prussian in 1818 and belonged to the Jerichow I district until 1945 .
Naming
The name Salzlandkreis refers to centuries of salt production in the region, primarily in the former Groß Salze, today's Bad Salzelmen . Salt production in Bad Salzelmen was discontinued in 1967, but the brine is still part of the spa operation today. In addition, the region with the potash shafts in Staßfurt is considered the origin of potash mining .
Population development
The following overview shows the population development in the area of today's Salzlandkreis (population 1990 as of October 3, otherwise December 31 of each year).
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Source: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt
politics
District Administrator
In the first district elections in the Salzlandkreis on April 22, 2007, the three district administrators from the old districts, Heike Brehmer ( CDU ) from Aschersleben , Ulrich Gerstner ( SPD ) from Bernburg and Erik Hunker (independent, but supported by the FDP ) from Schönebeck as well , stepped up Sabine Dirlich ( LINKE ), Manfred Horst ( NPD ) and Harald Hinze ( REP ). After the first ballot on April 22nd, none of the candidates was able to win the absolute majority required. Therefore, on May 6, 2007, the two candidates with the most votes ran for a runoff election. These were Heike Brehmer with around 32% of the votes and Ulrich Gerstner with around 27% of the votes. The other candidates (Erik Hunker 20%, Sabine Dirlich 17%, Manfred Horst 3% and Harald Hinze 1%) were far behind. According to the election results of May 6, 2007, Ulrich Gerstner (SPD) was elected as district administrator with 51.1% of the vote.
Result of the district elections 2014:
Candidates | Main election May 25, 2014 (percent) |
Runoff election June 15, 2014 (percent) |
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Markus Bauer | SPD | 31.5 | 52.6 |
Dr. Gunnar Schellenburger | CDU | 38.9 | 47.4 |
Sabine Dirlich | THE LEFT. | 29.6 | - |
Markus Bauer was elected District Administrator of the Salzlandkreis for 7 years.
District council
(Result of the local elections on May 26, 2019)
Parties and constituencies | Percent 2019 |
Seats 2019 |
Percent 2014 |
Seats 2014 |
Percent 2007 |
Seats 2007 |
Percent 2004 |
Percent 1999 |
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CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 26.4 | 14th | 36.27 | 22nd | 30.76 | 19th | 38.1 | 39.9 |
AfD | Alternative for Germany | 17.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
THE LEFT. | THE LEFT. | 15.1 | 8th | 22.40 | 13 | 19.44 | 12 | 21.9 | 18.1 |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 14.5 | 8th | 18.52 | 11 | 20.44 | 12 | 18.6 | 26.0 |
FDP | Free Democratic Party | 9.9 | 5 | 5.42 | 3 | 10.97 | 7th | 9.0 | 7.0 |
GREEN | Alliance 90 / The Greens | 5.8 | 3 | 3.86 | 2 | 2.39 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
WIDAB | Voter initiative "The citizens of Aschersleber" | 5.4 | 3 | 4.27 | 3 | 3.83 | 2 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
WG ESW | Elbe-Saale-Winkel electoral community | 1.6 | 1 | 1.38 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
ALC | Alternative list Calbe | 1.1 | 1 | 1.74 | 1 | 1.06 | 1 | 0.9 | - |
UBvS | Independent citizens' council Staßfurt | 0.9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UWGE | Independent voter community Egeln | 0.7 | 1 | - | - | 1.69 | 1 | 0.7 | - |
FREE VOTERS | FREE VOTERS | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FB Saale-Wipper-WG | Free Citizens Saale-Wipper Voting Group | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UWG Salzland | Independent voter community Salzland | - | - | 3.33 | 2 | 0.76 | 1 | - | - |
NPD | National Democratic Party of Germany | - | - | 2.79 | 2 | 2.91 | 2 | 0.3 | - |
UWG | Independent voter community Schönebeck | - | - | - | - | 1.46 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
WASG | Elective alternative social justice | - | - | - | - | 0.73 | - | - | - |
Offensive D | Offensive D | - | - | - | - | 0.54 | - | 0.9 | - |
WGH | Hecklingen community of voters | - | - | - | - | 0.52 | - | - | - |
Cönneraner UWG | Cönneraner Independent Community of Voters | - | - | - | - | 0.45 | - | 0.8 | 0.3 |
REP | The Republicans | - | - | - | - | 0.41 | - | - | - |
Sb Stf | Clean Staßfurt | - | - | - | - | 0.40 | - | 0.7 | 0.7 |
FWG Beers eV | Free Voting Community Biere eV | - | - | - | - | 0.33 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Animal welfare party | Human Environment Animal Welfare Party | - | - | - | - | 0.28 | - | - | - |
DSU | German Social Union | - | - | - | - | 0.20 | - | 0.8 | 1.2 |
KPD | Communist Party of Germany | - | - | - | - | 0.16 | - | - | - |
FBG | Free citizens of Giersleben - community of voters | - | - | - | - | 0.11 | - | - | - |
EB | Individual applicants | - | - | - | - | 0.14 | - | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Otherwise. | Others | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 |
total | 100 | 54 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 100 | |
Turnout in percent | 49.6 | 40.67 | 34.63 | 37.6 | 47.2 |
- Ezb .: Single applicant 2007: Lothar May; 2004 and 1999: k. A.
- The results from 1999 and 2004 were converted to the 2007 territorial status.
The following parliamentary groups were formed in the district council: CDU (14 members), SPD / GRÜNE / WG (including WG ESW, ALC; 13 members), DIE LINKE. (incl. UBvS, UWGE; 10 members), AfD (9 members), FDP / WIDAB (8 members).
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on October 29, 2007 by the Ministry of the Interior of Saxony-Anhalt.
Blazon : “Square of red and silver; Fields 1 and 4: in a golden basket a piece of silver salt with three golden ribbons; Field 2: a black eagle with golden armor and tongue, the Saxen covered with golden clover stems; Field 3: a striding, red-tongued black bear with a silver collar on a sloping, black-jointed red battlement wall with a closed silver gate with black fittings and a black lock on the right side. "
The two salt baskets refer to the name Salzlandkreis, while the Anhalt bear and the Prussian eagle represent the historical division of the region into Anhalt and Prussian state territories. The border road of the city of Staßfurt is a clear example of this: both footpaths were in different sovereign territories, which is why this road got its name.
The designers of the coat of arms are Joachim Grossert (content) and Kathrin Telle (graphics).
The coats of arms of the administrative communities, cities and municipalities of the district can be found in the list of coats of arms in the Salzlandkreis .
flag
The flag is striped red and white (1: 1) (cross shape: stripes running horizontally, lengthways shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the district coat of arms.
logo
The logo depicts the coat of arms of the Salzland district in connection with the lettering of the district name and a red underscore as an indicator of the district colors (red and white). Institutions of the Salzlandkreis can insert their name under the red line.
symbol
The symbol contains the motifs of the coat of arms in a slightly modified form in a loose arrangement in a transparent coat of arms shield, in the background of which the flag of the district is depicted. The lettering of the district name crowns the coat of arms.
The symbol can be used by anyone to visually establish a connection with the Salzlandkreis.
Economy and Infrastructure
In the future atlas 2016 , the Salzlandkreis was ranked 3902 out of 402 rural districts and urban districts in Germany, making it one of the regions with "high future risks".
Agriculture dominates the fertile ground in the north of the district. Next to Klein Wanzleben (Börde district) and Zeitz (Burgenlandkreis district), the third sugar factory in Saxony-Anhalt is located in Könnern . Plant biotechnology is researched and operated in Gatersleben . The district's industry focuses on the four largest cities in the district, such as Bernburg (cement, salt and pharmaceutical production), Aschersleben (nonwovens production, machine tool and plant construction), Schönebeck (machine and plant construction, sports ammunition), as well in Staßfurt (TV sets and satellite receivers, soda production).
The most important traffic artery in the district is the federal motorway 14 , which cuts through it from north to south. Federal highway 71 runs parallel to this and takes on regional traffic. The federal motorway 36 running in the north of the Harz Mountains connects the district with the motorways 7 and 9 .
The northernmost town of Schönebeck (Elbe) lies on the supra-regional railway line Magdeburg – Leipzig , and the district is also served by the Halle – Vienenburg and Berlin – Blankenheim railway lines. The district town of Bernburg is located on the Köthen – Aschersleben branch line .
As a waterway, the Elbe has little relevance to traffic for Schönebeck.
The former Cochstedt military airfield has been redesigned to become the Magdeburg-Cochstedt regional airport , which, however, is not operated in regular air traffic.
Communities
Unified municipalities
(cities arehighlighted in bold )
(* seat of the district)
coat of arms | local community | Residents | Area in km² |
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Aschersleben | 27,012 | 156.23 | |
Barby | 8323 | 152.75 | |
Bernburg (Saale) * | 32,573 | 113.47 | |
Bördeland | 7535 | 92.18 | |
Calbe (Saale) | 8450 | 56.66 | |
Hecklingen | 6981 | 95.34 | |
Skills | 8265 | 125.21 | |
Nienburg (Saale) | 6158 | 79.14 | |
Schönebeck (Elbe) | 30,532 | 86.02 | |
Zealand | 7903 | 78.86 | |
Staßfurt | 24,923 | 146.71 |
Association communities with their member communities
(* seat of the association community)
coat of arms | Member parish | Residents | Area in km² |
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Bördeaue | 1790 | 25.4 | |
Börde hook | 3005 | 38.64 | |
Borne | 1189 | 15.32 | |
Leeches * | 3254 | 29.14 | |
Wolmirsleben | 1310 | 16.91 |
coat of arms | Member parish | Residents | Area in km² |
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Alsleben (Saale) | 2525 | 23.64 | |
Giersleben | 973 | 20.14 | |
Güsten * | 4093 | 36.16 | |
Ilberstedt | 1042 | 14.93 | |
Plötzkau | 1289 | 23.91 |
Territory changes
The number of municipalities decreased from January 1, 2008 to July 15, 2009 from 76 to 53.
Changes at the community level
Church planting
- Dissolution of the city of Hoym and the municipalities of Gatersleben , Friedrichsaue , Frose , Nachterstedt and Schadeleben - reestablishment of the city of Seeland (July 15, 2009)
- Dissolution of the municipalities city of Barby , Breitenhagen , Glinde , Groß Rosenburg , Lödderitz , Pömmelte , Sachsendorf , Tornitz , Wespen and Zuchau - re-establishment of the city of Barby (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the communities Unseburg and Tarthun - re-establishment of the community Bördeaue (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Etgersleben , Hakeborn and Westeregeln - re-establishment of the municipality of Börde-Hakel (January 1, 2010)
Incorporations
- Dissolution of the communities of Drohndorf , Freckleben and Mehringen - incorporation into Aschersleben (January 1, 2008)
- Dissolution of the communities of Förderstedt and Neundorf (Anhalt) - incorporation into Staßfurt (January 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Wiendorf , Cörmigk , Edlau and Gerlebogk - incorporation into the town of Könnern (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Gerbitz , Latdorf , Neugattersleben , Pobzig and Wedlitz - incorporation into the city of Nienburg (Saale) (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the community of Schackstedt - incorporation into the city of Aschersleben (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Amesdorf - incorporation into the city of Güsten (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Baalberge , Biendorf , Gröna , Peißen , Poley , Preußlitz and Wohlsdorf - incorporation into the city of Bernburg (Saale) (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the community of Gatersleben - incorporation into the city of Zealand (September 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the Gnadau community - incorporation into the city of Barby (September 1, 2010)
Changes in administrative communities
- Dissolution of the Southeastern Bördeland administrative community - formation of the Bördeland unitary community from the member communities (December 29, 2007)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Aschersleben / Land - incorporation of the member communities into the city of Aschersleben , which becomes a unified community (January 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Schönebeck (Elbe) - integration of the member communities into the city of Schönebeck (Elbe) , which becomes a unitary community (January 1, 2009)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Seeland - formation of the unified community Seeland from the member communities with the exception of Gatersleben, which is co-administered by Seeland (July 15, 2009)
Thus, the number of administrative communities decreased from December 29 to July 15, 2009 from eleven to seven.
- Dissolution of the Elbe-Saale administrative community (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative community Egelner Mulde (January 1, 2010) and
- Re-establishment of the Egelner Mulde Association (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the Staßfurt administrative community (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the administrative communities Saale-Wipper and the city of Hecklingen - reestablishment of the Saale-Wipper community (January 1, 2010)
- Dissolution of the Bernburg administrative community (January 1, 2010)
On January 1, 2010, the remaining seven administrative communities were dissolved and two association communities were newly founded.
Protected areas
There are 13 designated nature reserves in the district (as of February 2017).
License Plate
On July 1, 2007, the district was assigned the distinctive sign SLK . Since November 29, 2012, the distinctive signs ASL (Aschersleben), BBG (Bernburg (Saale)), SBK (Schönebeck (Elbe)) and SFT (Staßfurt) have been available.
literature
- Rüdiger Radicke (ed.): Treasures of the Salzlandkreis. Accompanying volume for the joint exhibition of the City Museum Aschersleben, Museum Schloss Bernburg, District Museum Schönebeck and the City and Mining Museum of the City of Staßfurt . Anderbeck-Verlag, Staßfurt 2007, ISBN 978-3-937751-41-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
- ↑ Historical justification of the coat of arms for the Salzlandkreis ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 12 kB)
- ↑ census database
- ↑ https://wahlresults.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/kw19/erg/karte/kw.lk.frame.html
- ↑ - ( Memento from September 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Result of the district election 2014
- ↑ - ( Memento from September 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Result of the district election 2007
- ↑ - ( Memento of September 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Results of the district elections 1999-2007
- ↑ a b Official Journal of the State Administrative Office of Saxony-Anhalt No. 19/2007 page 287 ( Memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 479 kB)
- ↑ Future Atlas 2016. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 2, 2017 ; accessed on March 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help on this ).
- ↑ a b c regionalstatistik.de Regional database of the Federal Statistical Office (as of December 31, 2016)