Country Germany Disbanded 2007-07-01 Vehicle registration BLK Founded 1994 Capital Naumburg | State Saxony-Anhalt Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website burgenlandkreis.de Population 143,340 (2000) Date dissolved July 1, 2007 | |
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The Burgenlandkreis was a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Merseburg-Querfurt, Weißenfels, Leipziger Land, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Altenburger Land, Greiz, district-free Gera, Saale-Holzland, Weimarer Land, Sömmerda and the Kyffhäuserkreis.
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History
The district was created in 1994 when the districts Naumburg, Nebra and Zeitz were merged.
Geography
Main rivers in the district are the Saale and its affluent Unstrut, and also in the south of the district the Weiße Elster. The highest elevation is the Seeligenbornberg (355 m), the lowest elevation is in the Saale valley near Gosek (97.8m).
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Burgenlandkreis (former district) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA