- Merseburg-Querfurt
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Merseburg-Querfurt — District — 
Country 
GermanyState Saxony-Anhalt Disbanded 2007-07-01 Capital Merseburg Area - Total 804.66 km2 (310.7 sq mi) Population (2002) - Total 132,180 - Density 164.3/km2 (425.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Vehicle registration MQ Website merseburg-querfurt.de Merseburg-Querfurt was a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from northwest clockwise) Sangerhausen, Mansfelder Land, Saalkreis, the district-free city Halle, the districts Delitzsch and Leipziger Land in Saxony, the districts Weißenfels and Burgenlandkreis, and the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia.
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History
The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Merseburg and Querfurt.
Geography
The main river of the district is the Saale.
Coat of arms
The cross in the top left and bottom right quarters of the coat of arms is the symbols of the diocese of Merseburg. The horizontal red-and-white bars in the other two quarters are the symbol of the Lords of Querfurt. The coat of arms thus combines the symbols of the two precursor districts. Towns and municipalities
Towns Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Free municipalities - Bad Dürrenberg (incl. town Bad Dürrenberg)
- Bad Lauchstädt (incl. town Bad Lauchstädt)
- Kötzschau
- Laucha-Schwarzeiche (incl. town Schafstädt)
- Merseburg (incl. town Merseburg)
- Oberes Geiseltal (incl. town Mücheln)
- Weida-Land (incl. town Schraplau)
External links
- Official website (German)
Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany 
Urban districts Rural districts Former districts Anhalt-Zerbst · Aschersleben-Staßfurt · Bernburg · Bitterfeld · Bördekreis · Burgenlandkreis · Halberstadt · Köthen · Mansfelder Land · Merseburg-Querfurt · Ohrekreis · Quedlinburg · Saalkreis · Sangerhausen · Schönebeck · Weißenfels · Wernigerode
Categories:- Former districts of Saxony-Anhalt
- 1994 establishments
- Merseburg
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