Magdeburg (Bezirk)

Bezirk Magdeburg
—  District  —
Location of Bezirk Magdeburg within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 52°10′N 11°40′E / 52.167°N 11.667°E / 52.167; 11.667
Country	German Democratic Republic
Subdivisions	21 Kreise and 1 Stadtkreis
Formed	1952
Dissolved	1990
Seat	Magdeburg
Area
- Total	11,526 km2 (4,450.2 sq mi)
Population (1989)[1]
- Total	1,249,500
- Density	108.4/km2 (280.8/sq mi)
Vehicle registration	H, M

The Bezirk Magdeburg was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Magdeburg.

History

The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was abolished as part of the process of German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Geography

Position

The Bezirk Magdeburg bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin, Potsdam, Halle and Erfurt. It bordered also with West Germany.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 22 kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreis) and 21 rural districts (Landkreise):

• Urban district : Magdeburg.
• Rural districts : Burg; Gardelegen; Genthin; Halberstadt; Haldensleben; Havelberg; Kalbe; Klötze; Loburg; Oschersleben; Osterburg; Salzwedel; Schönebeck; Seehausen; Staßfurt; Stendal; Tangerhütte; Wanzleben; Wernigerode; Wolmirstedt; Zerbst.

References

1. ^ "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989

See also

• Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg

External links

Media related to Bezirk Magdeburg at Wikimedia Commons