Salzlandkreis

The Salzlandkreis is a district in Saxony- Anhalt, which was formed in the wake of the district reform on 1 July 2007 by merging the former counties Aschersleben - Staßfurt (without Falkenstein / Harz), Bernburg and Beautiful Beck. He is in Saxony -Anhalt, the only county that is not adjacent to another German state.

Since 27 November 2012, is in Salzlandkreis possible to re- apply next to the SLK on the license plate, the Altkennzeichen which expired because of the district reforms since 1994 and 2007 respectively and were not re- issued. These are: ASL for Aschersleben - Staßfurt, BBG for Bernburg, SBK for Beautiful Beck and SFT for Staßfurt.

• 8.1 changes at the community level 8.1.1 community start-ups
• 8.1.2 incorporations

Geography

With a surface area of 1426 km ² of Salzlandkreis is the second smallest district of Saxony- Anhalt. While in the east of the Elbe forms the border with the Nachbarkeis Anhalt- Bitterfeld over a length of 22 kilometers, located in the northern parts of the city on the opposite bank of the Elbe Beautiful Beck. The landscape is varied, the north is dominated by the high-yield Magdeburg, and in the east form Elbe and Saale a wide floodplain. In the west, the district extends to the Vorharzgebiet, in the south the former brown coal and salt mining has left its mark. In flaring village Eickendorf lie with the land value number 100 of the Germany -wide soil estimate the richest agricultural areas. In addition to the Elbe and Saale include the Bode and Wipper to the river network of the district. The highest peak is located in the far west near Cochstedt Phillips Gallows Hill with 224 meters. He belongs to the Hakel, which is one of the few significant forest areas of the district next to the Nachterstedt forest and the pine forests at Plötzky and Pretzien. The county has share of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe. This includes the number of square kilometers of floodplain forest Lödderitzer forest.

Historical development

In the Middle Ages prevailed in the district today is essentially the bishoprics of Magdeburg and Halberstadt. The southeast belonged since 1170 to askanischen Anhalt Bernburg as a temporary residence. After the two bishoprics secularized after the Thirty Years War and had been replaced in 1680 by the Duchy of Magdeburg secular whose territories came under the management of the hall circle. The duchy in turn was part of the Electorate of Brandenburg, the 1701 became the Kingdom of Prussia. After the Prussian administrative reform of 1815, the Prussian territory of today's county area was mainly divided between the newly formed circles calbe and Quedlinburg and the town of Aschersleben. The East German government reform reduced once the circles so that the circles from 1952 Beautiful Beck, Bernburg, Aschersleben and Staßfurt were involved in today's district area. During the communist era belonged to the northern part of the county to the district of Magdeburg and the southern part of the county hall.

A special position in the historical development take Plötzky, Pretzien, Ranies and Elbenau, the northern villages of the district a. They belonged since the 12th century to the Electorate of Saxony and was until 1808 the Saxon Office Gommern assumed. During the French occupation from 1808 to 1813 these places were part of the single bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Elbe and the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia were annexed. They were until 1818 Prussian and belonged until 1945 to the district Jerichow I.

Naming

The name Salzlandkreis refers to the centuries of salt mining in the region, notably in the former Wieliczka, today's bathroom Salzelmen. The salt production in Bad Salzelmen 1967 set, but the brine is today still part of the spa industry. In addition, the region is the Kalischächten in Staßfurt as the origin of potash mining.

Demographics

The following overview shows the population development of the territory of present-day salt district (population 1990 of 3 October, otherwise each December 31 of the year ).

Source: Statistical Office of Saxony -Anhalt

Policy

District

In the first district elections in Salzlandkreis on 22 April 2007 began, the three district councils of the old circles, Heike Brehmer (CDU ) from Aschersleben, Ulrich Gerstner (SPD ) from Bernburg and Erik Hunker (independent, but supported by the FDP) from Beautiful Beck and Sabine Dirlich ( LEFT ), Manfred Horst (NPD ) and Harald Hinze at (REP ). After the first round of voting on April 22, none of the candidates could win the necessary absolute majority. Therefore, occurred on 6 May 2007, the two candidates with the most votes in a runoff election on. These were Heike Brehmer with about 32 % of the vote and Ulrich Gerstner with about 27 % of the vote. The other candidates (Erik Hunker 20 %, Sabine Dirlich 17%, 3% and Manfred Horst Harald Hinze 1%) were far behind. According to election results of May 6, 2007 Ulrich Gerstner (SPD ) was elected with 51.1 % of the vote district.

Council

1Wählerinitiative " The Aschersleber citizens " 2Alternative list calbe 3Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaft leeches 4Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaft Salzland 5Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaft Beautiful Beck

On 11 July 2007 was elected chairman of the county council in the inaugural meeting Frank Zedler ( CDU).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 29 October 2007 by the Ministry of Home Affairs of Saxony- Anhalt.

Blazon: " square of red and silver; Field 1 and 4: in a golden cage Stutz a silver piece of salt with three golden ribbons; Field 2: a golden reinforced and bezungter black eagle, the Saxons occupied with golden clover stalks; Field 3: a border, red bezungter black bear with a silver collar on a sloping, black grooved red embattled walls with a closed silver gate with black fittings and black lock on the right side. "

The two salt baskets make reference to the name Salzlandkreis while anhaltischer Bear and Prussian eagle stand for the historical division of the region in Anhalt and Prussian Territories. The border city street Staßfurt is a clear example: Both paths lay in different territories, which is why this road came to its name.

Designer of the coat of arms are Joachim Grossert (content) and Kathrin Telle (Figure).

The coat of arms of the administration communities, cities and towns of the district can be found in the list of the coat of arms in Salzlandkreis.

Flag

The flag is red and white (1:1) bestreift ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and the center occupied by the county coat of arms.

Logo

The logo is the crest of the salt from the district in connection with the writing of the county name and a red underscore as the hallmark of the county colors (red and white ). Facilities of the salt district can insert their name under the red line.

Icon

The symbol contains a slightly modified form the motives of the arms in a loose arrangement in a transparent coat of arms, in the background the flag of the county is shown. The lettering of the county name crowned the blazon.

The icon can be used by anyone to make a connection with the Salzlandkreis visually.

Economy and infrastructure

On the fertile ground flare in the north of the county agriculture dominates. In rounders the next Kleinwanzleben ( Börde ) and Zeitz ( district castle district ) is third sugar factory in Saxony-Anhalt. In Gatersleben plant biotechnology is explored and operated. Focus of the industry of the district are located in the four major cities of the circle, as in Bernburg (cement, salt and pharmacy production), in Aschersleben ( nonwoven production, machine tools and equipment ) in Beautiful Beck ( machinery and equipment, sporting ammunition ), as well as in Staßfurt ( televisions and satellite receiver, soda ash ).

Main thoroughfare in the district is the Federal Highway 14 that cuts through it from north to south. Running parallel to the highway 71 which receives the regional traffic. The north of the resin running, highway-like -developed national road 6n connects the county with the motorways 7 and 9 The northernmost city Beautiful (Elbe ) is situated on the national railway Magdeburg - Leipzig. The circular area is used by the railway lines Halberstadt - cut Sangerhausen - Halle and Magdeburg. The county town of Bernburg is located on the side road Aschersleben - Köthen. As a waterway, the same low traffic engineering relevance for Beautiful Beck. The former Cochstedter military airfield has been transformed into the Regional Airport Magdeburg- Cochstedt that is not operated in regular flight traffic.

Cities and Towns

The area of ​​the salt district encompasses 21 municipalities. (As of 1 September 2010 in brackets inhabitants on 31 December 2012):

Cities

• Aschersleben ( 28 131 )
• Barby ( 8938 )
• Bernburg ( Saale) ( 34 481 )
• Calbe ( Saale) ( 9348 )
• Heck Lingen ( 7340 )
• Rounders ( 8861 )
• Nienburg ( Saale) ( 6707 )
• Beautiful (Elbe ) ( 31 870 )
• Zealand ( 8577 )
• Staßfurt ( 27,358 )

Communities

• Bördeland ( 7863 )

Association of communities with their member communities (* seat of the collective municipality )

• 2 municipality Saale- Wipper

Field changes

The number of municipalities was reduced from 1 January 2008 to July 15, 2009 from 76 to 53

Changes at the community level

Community start-ups

• Resolution of the city Hoym well as the communities Friedrichsaue, Frose, Nachterstedt and Schadeleben - reestablishment of the city Zealand (15 July 2009)
• Resolution of the city municipalities Barby, Breitenhagen, Glindemann, United Roseburg, Lödderitz, Pömmelte, Saxony village, Tornitz, wasps and Zuchau - reestablishment of the city Barby (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the communities Unseburg and Tarthun - Start-up of the community Bördeaue (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the communities Etgersleben, Hakeborn and Westeregeln - Start-up of the community Borde - Hakel (1 January 2010 )

Incorporations

• Resolution of the communities Drohndorf, Freckleben and Mehringen - incorporation to Aschersleben ( 1 January 2008)
• Resolution of the communities Förderstedt and nine village (Anhalt) - incorporation to Staßfurt (1 January 2009 )
• Resolution of the communities Wiendorf, Cörmigk, Edlau and Gerlebogk - incorporation into the city rounders (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the communities Gerbitz, Latdorf, Neugattersleben, Pobzig and Wedlitz - incorporation into the city Nienburg ( Saale) ( 1 January 2010)
• Resolution of the municipality Schackstedt - incorporation in the town of Aschersleben (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the municipality Amesdorf - incorporation into the city Güsten (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the communities Baalberge, Bien village, Gröna, Peißen, Poley, Preußlitz and Wohldorf - incorporation into town Bernburg ( Saale) ( 1 January 2010)
• Resolution of the municipality Gatersleben - incorporation into the city Zealand (1 September 2010)
• Resolution of the municipality Gnadau - incorporation into the city Barby (1 September 2010)

Changes in administrative Communities

• Resolution of the administrative community Southeastern Bördeland - formation of the unified community Bördeland from the member municipalities (December 29, 2007)
• Resolution of the administrative community Aschersleben / Country - integration of member communities in the town of Aschersleben, becomes unity church ( 1 January 2009)
• Resolution of the administrative community Beautiful (Elbe ) - integration of the member municipalities in the city of Nice (Elbe ), which is the unity church ( 1 January 2009)
• Resolution of the administrative community Zealand - formation of the unified community Zealand from the member municipalities, with the exception of Gatersleben, which is co-managed by Seeland (15 July 2009)

Thus, the number of administrative Communities of 29 December decreased until 15 July 2009 from eleven to seven.

• Resolution of the administrative community Elbe- Saale ( 1 January 2010)
• Resolution of the administrative community Egelner trough ( 1 January 2010) and
• Reestablishment of the community association Egelner trough ( 1 January 2010)
• Resolution of the administrative community Staßfurt (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the governing communities Saale- Wipper and Hecklingen - reestablishment of the community association Saale- Wipper (1 January 2010 )
• Resolution of the administrative community Bernburg (1 January 2010 )

On 1 January 2010, the remaining seven administrative communities were dissolved and established two new unitary councils.