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| State: | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Adm. Region: | Halle |
| Capital: | Merseburg |
| Area: | 804.66 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 132,180 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 164 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | MQ |
| Homepage: | Map |
Merseburg-Querfurt is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (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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2 Geography 3 Partnerships 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 External links |
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.
| The cross in the topleft and bottomright quarter 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. |
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