Merseburg-Querfurt
# Merseburg-Querfurt

Merseburg-Querfurt 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.

## History

The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Merseburg and Querfurt.

## Geography

The main river of the district is the Saale.

## Coat of arms

* The cross in the top left and bottom right quarters of the coat of arms is the symbols of the diocese of Merseburg. The horizontal red-and-white bars in the other two quarters are the symbol of the Lords of Querfurt. The coat of arms thus combines the symbols of the two precursor districts.

## Towns and municipalities

| Towns | Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | Free municipalities |
| - | - | - |
| Braunsbedra Leuna Querfurt | Bad Dürrenberg (incl. town Bad Dürrenberg) Bad Lauchstädt (incl. town Bad Lauchstädt) Kötzschau Laucha-Schwarzeiche (incl. town Schafstädt) Merseburg (incl. town Merseburg) Oberes Geiseltal (incl. town Mücheln) Weida-Land (incl. town Schraplau) | Schkopau |
