Saalekreis

Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. Its area is 1,434.2 km² (553.7 sq mi).^[2] 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.

Saalekreis
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Capital	Merseburg
Government
• District admin.	Hartmut Handschak
Area
• Total	1,434.2 km2 (553.7 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2024)[1]
• Total	182,451
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SK, MER, MQ, QFT
Website	www.saalekreis.de

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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

The district Saalekreis consists of the following subdivisions:^[3]

Free towns	Free municipalities	Verbandsgemeinde
Bad Dürrenberg Bad Lauchstädt Braunsbedra Landsberg Wettin-Löbejün Merseburg Mücheln Querfurt	Kabelsketal Leuna Petersberg Salzatal Schkopau Teutschenthal	Weida-Land Barnstädt Farnstädt Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf1 Obhausen Schraplau2 Steigra
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town