Aschersleben-Staßfurt

Infobox District DE
name=Aschersleben-Staßfurt
state=Saxony-Anhalt
dissolved = 2007-07-01
former regierungsbezirk=Magdeburg
capital=Aschersleben
area=655
population=107,500
population_as_of=1999
density=164
carsign=ASL
url= [http://www.aschersleben-stassfurt.de aschersleben-stassfurt.de]

Aschersleben-Staßfurt was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany until 2007. It was bounded by (from the northeast and clockwise) the districts of Schönebeck, Bernburg, Mansfelder Land, Quedlinburg and Bördekreis.

History

The two districts of Aschersleben and Staßfurt were merged in 1994 in order to form the new district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt. As part of the reform of 2007 the district was disbanded and the area is now part of the Salzlandkreis district except Falkenstein which now is part of the Harz district.

Geography

The southwestern parts of the district are occupied by the foothills of the Harz Mountains. From here the country slopes away to the Saale valley in the east and the Elbe valley in the northeast. Both rivers don't cross the district itself. The two main watercourses are the Bode and the Wipper, both affluents of the Saale.

Apart from the Harz foothills the region is mainly agriculturally used.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.aschersleben-stassfurt.de/ Official website] (German)
* [http://www.aschersleben-online.de/region/landkr/s_lk.htm Inofficial website] (German)