Saalkreis

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

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The main river of the district is the Saale, which also gave it its name.

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Mansfelder Land: Mansfelder Land is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Aschersleben-Sta?furt, Bernburg, Saalkreis, Merseburg-Querfurt, Sangerhausen and Quedlinburg....

Bernburg: Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, capital of the district Bernburg....

Bitterfeld: Bitterfeld is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, capital of the district Bitterfeld. During the GDR years, it gained notoriety for its chemical industry complex which caused remarkably severe pollution even for GDR standards. Today it is still largely an industrial town....