What is Saalekreis?
{{Infobox German district | name=Saalekreis| image_coa=Wappen Saalekreis.svg| state=Saxony-Anhalt| capital=Merseburg| Kreisschlüssel = 15088| area=1433| population=| population_as_of=2002| density=| carsign=SK| url=[http://www.saalekreis.de www.saalekreis.de]| map=Saalekreis in S-A.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|24|N|11|50|E|type:adm2nd_region:DE-ST|display=title}} }} '''Saalekreis''' is a district in [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. <!--It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts ... --> == History == The district was established by merging the former districts of Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis as part of the boundary changes of 2007. == Towns and municipalities == {| |----- !Free towns||Free municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Braunsbedra]] # [[Querfurt]] |valign=top| # Kabelsketal # Schkopau |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Verwaltungsgemeinschaften]] |- valign=top || * '''1. Bad Dürrenberg''' # Bad Dürrenberg<sup>1, 2</sup> # Nempitz # Oebles-Schlechtewitz # Spergau # Tollwitz * '''2. Bad Lauchstädt''' # Bad Lauchstädt<sup>1, 2</sup> # Milzau * '''3. Götschetal-Petersberg''' # Brachstedt # Götschetal<sup>1</sup> # Krosigk # Kütten # Morl # Ostrau # Petersberg * '''4. Leuna-Kötzschau''' # Friedensdorf # Günthersdorf # Horburg-Maßlau # Kötschlitz # Kötzschau # Kreypau # Leuna<sup>1, 2</sup> # Rodden # Wallendorf # Zöschen # Zweimen || * '''5. Merseburg''' # Beuna # Geusa # Merseburg<sup>1, 2</sup> * '''6. Oberes Geiseltal''' # Mücheln<sup>1, 2</sup> # Oechlitz * '''7. Östlicher Saalkreis''' # Braschwitz # Hohenthurm # [[Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt|Landsberg]]<sup>1, 2</sup> # Niemberg # Oppin # Peißen # Schwerz * '''8. Saalkreis Nord''' # Brachwitz # Döblitz # Domnitz # Dößel # Gimritz # Löbejün<sup>2</sup> # Nauendorf # Neutz-Lettewitz # Plötz # Rothenburg # Wettin<sup>1, 2</sup> || * '''9. Weida-Land''' # Albersroda # Alberstedt # Barnstädt # Esperstedt # Farnstädt # Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf<sup>1</sup> # Obhausen # Schraplau<sup>2</sup> # Steigra * '''10. Westlicher Saalkreis''' # B