Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis (Thuringia), Mansfeld-Südharz, Salzlandkreis, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Nordsachsen, Leipzig (both Saxony) and Burgenlandkreis. The district-free city of Halle is surrounded by the Saalekreis.
History The district was established by merging the former districts of Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis as part of the district reform of 2007.
Towns and municipalities
The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions: Free townsFree municipalitiesVerbandsgemeindeBad Dürrenberg Bad Lauchstädt Braunsbedra Landsberg Wettin-Löbejün Merseburg Mücheln QuerfurtKabelsketal Leuna Petersberg Salzatal Schkopau TeutschenthalWeida-Land Barnstädt Farnstädt Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf1 Obhausen Schraplau2 Steigra 1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town
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