Bezirk Magdeburg | |
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District | |
Location of Bezirk Magdeburg within the German Democratic Republic |
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Coordinates: 52°10′N 11°40′E / 52.167°N 11.667°E | |
Country | German Democratic Republic |
Subdivisions | 21 Kreise and 1 Stadtkreis |
Formed | 1952 |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Seat | Magdeburg |
Area | |
• Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) |
Population (1989) | |
• Total | 1,249,500 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Vehicle registration | H, M |
The Bezirk Magdeburg was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Magdeburg.
The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was abolished as part of the process of German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt except Havelberg district, passed to Brandenburg.
The Bezirk Magdeburg bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin, Potsdam, Halle and Erfurt. It bordered also with West Germany.
The Bezirk was divided into 22 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreis) and 21 rural districts (Landkreise):