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Salzlandkreis (district)

Salzland
District
Coat of arms of Salzland
Coat of arms
Salzlandkreis in S-A.svg
Country  Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
Capital Bernburg
Area
 • Total 1,425.9 km2 (550.5 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 196,695
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT
Website www.kreis-slk.de

Salzland is a district in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Harz, Börde, Magdeburg, Jerichower Land, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz and Saalekreis.

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.

The district Salzlandkreis consists of the following subdivisions:

Coordinates: 51°50′N 11°35′E / 51.833°N 11.583°E / 51.833; 11.583


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