Burgenlandkreis

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Burgenlandkreis
Map of Saxony-Anhalt highlighting the district Burgenlandkreis
State	Saxony-Anhalt
County seat	Naumburg
Area	1,040.91 km²
Population	143,340 (2000)
pop. density	138 inh./km²
Car identification	BLK
Web page	http://www.burgenlandkreis.de

The Burgenlandkreis is 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.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

[edit] History

The district was created in 1994 when the districts Naumburg, Nebra and Zeitz were merged.

[edit] 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).

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a city wall in the bottom part, symbolizing the many castles in the district which also gave it its name. The nine grapes symbolize the viticulture in the area around Freyburg, one of the northernmost wine areas of Europe. The sword and key in the top part are the symbols of St. Peter and Saint Paul, the patrons of the cathedrals in Naumburg and Zeitz. These two symbols were taken from the coat of arms of the Zeitz district when it was incorporated into the Burgenlandkreis.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	Free municipalities
Naumburg	An der Finne (incl. towns Bad Bibra and Eckartsberga) Bad Kösen (incl. town Bad Kösen) Droyßiger-Zeitzer Forst Unstruttal (incl. towns Freyburg, Laucha and Nebra) Wethautal (incl. towns Osterfeld and Stößen) Zeitzer Land (incl. town Zeitz)	Elsteraue

[edit] External links

Official website (German)

	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany
Urban districts	Dessau \| Halle (Saale) \| Magdeburg
Rural districts	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel \| Anhalt-Zerbst \| Aschersleben-Staßfurt \| Bernburg \| Bitterfeld \| Bördekreis \| Burgenlandkreis \| Halberstadt \| Jerichower Land \| Köthen \| Mansfelder Land \| Merseburg-Querfurt \| Ohrekreis \| Quedlinburg \| Saalkreis \| Sangerhausen \| Schönebeck \| Stendal \| Weißenfels \| Wernigerode \| Wittenberg