Burgenlandkreis

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Burgenlandkreis
—  District  —

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Naumburg
Area
 • Total 1,413.4 km2 (545.7 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2011)[1]
 • Total 191,484
 • Density Bad rounding here140/km2 (Bad rounding here350/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration BLK
Website www.burgenlandkreis.de

Burgenlandkreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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History[edit]

The district was established by merging the former districts of Burgenlandkreis and Weißenfels as part of the reform of 2007. On 16 July 2007, the district parliament decided to change the name again to Burgenlandkreis coming into effect on 1 August 2007.[2]

Towns and municipalities[edit]

The district Burgenlandkreis consists of the following subdivisions:[3][4]

Free towns Free municipalities
  1. Hohenmölsen
  2. Lützen
  3. Naumburg
  4. Teuchern
  5. Weißenfels
  6. Zeitz
  1. Elsteraue
Verbandsgemeinden
  1. An der Poststraße
  2. Bad Bibra1, 2
  3. Eckartsberga2
  4. Finne
  5. Finneland
  6. Kaiserpfalz
  7. Lanitz-Hassel-Tal
  1. Droyßig1
  2. Gutenborn
  3. Kretzschau
  4. Schnaudertal
  5. Wetterzeube
  1. Balgstädt
  2. Freyburg1, 2
  3. Gleina
  4. Goseck
  5. Karsdorf
  6. Laucha an der Unstrut2
  7. Nebra2
  1. Meineweh
  2. Mertendorf
  3. Molauer Land
  4. Osterfeld1, 2
  5. Schönburg
  6. Stößen2
  7. Wethau
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). July 2012. 
  2. ^ Namechange announcement
  3. ^ "Gebietsinformationen". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). 7 June 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Aktuelle Bekanntmachungen der Gemeinde Meineweh". Verbandsgemeinde Wethautal (in German). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 

External links[edit]

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Urban districts
Rural districts
Former districts

Coordinates: 51°9′N 11°52′E / 51.150°N 11.867°E / 51.150; 11.867

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