Magdeburg (Bezirk)
The district Magdeburg was established at the administrative reform in 1952 after the dissolution of states within the country as one of a total of 14 districts. He covered the entire northern part of Saxony- Anhalt, which emerged in 1947 from the Prussian province of Saxony. Incorporated also was the city Havel mountain from the Brandenburg district Westprignitz. The city Ziesar and surrounding area and other areas in the east of the former Prussian province of Saxony, in turn, went to the district of Potsdam.
With the re- establishment of the countries on the territory of the GDR in 1990 the district of Magdeburg was disbanded and assigned to the state of Saxony- Anhalt.
Administrative divisions
The district included at its inception in 1952 the urban district of Magdeburg and the following counties:
- Castle
- Gardelegen
- Genthin
- Halberstadt
- Haldensleben
- Havel mountain
- Kalbe (Milde ) ( 31 December 1987)
- Blocks
- Loburg ( until 20 June 1957)
- Oschersleben
- Osterburg
- Salzwedel
- Beautiful Beck
- Seehausen ( until July 2, 1965)
- Staßfurt
- Stendal
- Tangerhütte ( until 31 December 1987)
- Wanzleben
- Wernigerode
- Wolmirstedt
- Zerbst
In the Altmark, the sparsely populated north of the district, the county Seehausen was redissolved already on 2 July 1965, assigned to the circle Osterburg. With effect from 1 January 1988, the parties were dissolved Kalbe (Milde ) and Tangerhütte. The other circles remained until 1989 exist. With the dissolution of the district of Magdeburg and their integration into the new state of Saxony- Anhalt, the circles are again designated as counties from now on.
Governmental and party leaders
Chairman of the Council of the District
First Secretary of the SED district leadership
Coat of arms
By sealing order of the GDR from May 28, 1953 lost all its importance as a regional emblem mark or seal. However, the coat of arms of cities and counties were still used on buildings or in publications without meeting an official function. The coat of arms used in some books of the district Magdeburg actually shows the coat of arms of the city of Magdeburg. Officially was the seal coat of arms of the GDR. Only by the municipal constitution of the GDR of 17 May 1990 municipalities and counties were able for the first time explicitly lead coat of arms and use it as a seal.