Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . The district seat is Merseburg . Its area is 1,434.2 km (553.7 sq mi). 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.
2-475: The district was established by merging the former districts of Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis as part of the district reform of 2007. The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions: Weida-Land 51°24′N 11°50′E / 51.400°N 11.833°E / 51.400; 11.833 This Saalekreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Merseburg-Querfurt Merseburg-Querfurt
4-572: Was a district ( Kreis ) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Neighboring districts were (from northwest clockwise) Sangerhausen , Mansfelder Land , Saalkreis , the district-free city Halle , the districts Delitzsch and Leipziger Land in Saxony , the districts Weißenfels and Burgenlandkreis , and the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia . The district was created in 1994 by merging
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