Burgenlandkreis

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.

Contents

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

History

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

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).

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 St. 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.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Bad Bibra ¹ Freyburg ¹ Laucha ¹ Naumburg Nebra¹ Osterfeld ¹ Stößen ¹ Zeitz ¹ administered together with the surrounding Verwaltungsgemeinschaft	An der Finne Bad Kösen Dreiländereck Droyßiger-Zeitzer-Forst Elsteraue Finne Freyburger Land Heidegrund Laucha (Unstrut) Maibach-Nödlitztal Mittlere Unstrut Schnaudertal Wethautal

External links

• Official website (German)