Saale

Also known as Saalkreis, Saale district

Saalkreis was a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Mansfelder Land, Bernburg, Köthen, Bitterfeld, the district Delitzsch in Saxony, and the district Merseburg-Querfurt. The district-free city Halle is nearly surrounded by the district.

Key facts

District DE.name: Saalkreis
District DE.state: Saxony-Anhalt
District DE.dissolved: 2007-07-01
District DE.capital: Halle
District DE.area: 628.29
District DE.population: 81,496
District DE.population_as_of: 2002
District DE.carsign: SK
District DE.url: saalkreis.de
District DE.map: saxony_anhalt_sk.png

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Wikidata facts

Area: 605.9
Official website: www.saalkreis.de
Licence plate code: SK

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2007-00-00
inception: 1816-00-00
Commons category: Saalkreis
P8168: Jerry Belson

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Geography
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
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== Geography == The main river of the district is the Saale, which also gave it its name. Other rivers and streams flowing through the former district are the Laweke, Würde, Kabelske, Strengbach and Götsche. Whilst the western part of the region is dominated by hillocks and dissecting valleys, the north and east are characterized by flat plains. The Petersberg near Halle, at , was the highest point of the former Saalkreis and lay in the northeast of the district.