Halle (Bezirk)
| Bezirk Halle | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Bezirk Halle within the German Democratic Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 12°0′E / 51.500°N 12.000°E | |
| Country | German Democratic Republic |
| Subdivisions | 20 Kreise and 3 Stadtkreise |
| Formed | 1952 |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Seat | Halle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,771 km2 (3,387 sq mi) |
| Population (1989)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,776,500 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Vehicle registration | K, V |
The Bezirk Halle was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Halle.
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was disestablished due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt except Artern kreis, which became part of Thuringia.
Geography
Position
The Bezirk Halle bordered with the Bezirke of Magdeburg, Potsdam, Cottbus, Leipzig, Gera and Erfurt.
Subdivision
The Bezirk was divided into 23 Kreise: 3 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 20 rural districts (Landkreise):
- Urban districts : Dessau; Halle; Halle-Neustadt.[2]
- Rural districts : Artern; Aschersleben; Bernburg; Bitterfeld; Eisleben; Gräfenhainichen; Hettstedt; Hohenmölsen; Köthen; Merseburg; Naumburg; Nebra; Quedlinburg; Querfurt; Roßlau; Saalkreis; Sangerhausen; Weißenfels; Wittenberg; Zeitz.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Bezirk Halle at Wikimedia Commons
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