Salzlandkreis
# Salzlandkreis

Salzland is a district in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is 1,428.1 $km^2$ (551.4 sq mi). It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Harz, Börde, Magdeburg, Jerichower Land, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz and Saalekreis.

## History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Bernburg, Schönebeck and Aschersleben-Staßfurt (except the town Falkenstein) as part of the reform of 2007.

## Towns and municipalities

The district Salzlandkreis consists of the following subdivisions:

| Free towns | Free municipalities |
| - | - |
| Aschersleben Barby Bernburg Calbe Hecklingen Könnern Nienburg Schönebeck Seeland Staßfurt | Bördeland |

Verbandsgemeinden :

| 1. Egelner Mulde Bördeaue Börde-Hakel Borne $Egeln^{1,2}$ Wolmirsleben | 6. Saale-Wipper $Alsleben^2$ Giersleben $Güsten^{1,2}$ Ilberstedt Plötzkau |
| - | - |
| $^1seat$ of the Verbandsgemeinde; $^2town$ ||
