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Burgenlandkreis (former district)

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Country
  
Disbanded
  
2007-07-01

Vehicle registration
  
BLK

Founded
  
1994

Capital
  
State
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
burgenlandkreis.de

Population
  
143,340 (2000)

Date dissolved
  
July 1, 2007

Burgenlandkreis (former district)

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).

References

Burgenlandkreis (former district) Wikipedia


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