Sangerhausen (district) - Definition

Sangerhausen

Statistics
State:	Saxony-Anhalt
Capital:	Sangerhausen
Area:	689.73 km²
Inhabitants:	66,134 (2002)
pop. density:	96 inh./km²
Car identification:	SGH
Homepage:	landkreis-sangerhausen.de (http://www.landkreis-sangerhausen.de)
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Sangerhausen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Quedlinburg, Mansfelder Land, Merseburg-Querfurt, and the districts Kyffhäuserkreis and Nordhausen in Thuringia.

History

The district was created on October 1, 1816, after Sachsen-Weißenfels became part of Prussia in 1815. In 1945 the Amt Allstedt was added to the district, in 1952 some municipalities were removed from the district, which decreased the area from 773 to 689 km². In the communal reform of 1994 the district remained unchanged.

Geography

The highest elevation of the district is the Großer Auerberg near Stolberg with 579 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 119.8 m is near Curtsgehofenmühle southwest of Allstedt.

Coat of arms

The triangle in the coat of arms symbolizes the hills of used ore left over from the mining industry in the district. Inside the triangle is a rose, which stands for the famous rosarium in the city Sangerhausen. Below the triangle are two hooks, which are taken from the coat of arms of the city Sangerhausen.

Towns and municipalities

External links

• Official website (http://www.landkreis-sangerhausen.de) (German)

Rural and urban districts in the Saxony-Anhalt

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | Anhalt-Zerbst | Aschersleben-Staßfurt | Bernburg | Bitterfeld | Bördekreis | Burgenlandkreis | Dessau | Halberstadt | Halle (Saale) | Jerichower Land | Köthen | Magdeburg | Mansfelder Land | Merseburg-Querfurt | Ohrekreis | Quedlinburg | Saalkreis | Sangerhausen | Schönebeck | Stendal | Weißenfels | Wernigerode | Wittenberg edit  (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Template:Germany_districts_saxony-anhalt)