Bernburg (district)

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Bernburg
Disestablished: 2007-07-01
Map of Saxony-Anhalt highlighting the former district of Bernburg
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District seat	Bernburg
Area	414 km²
Population	69,300 (2001)
Pop. density	168 /km²
Licence plate code	BBG
Web page	landkreis-bernburg.de

Bernburg was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Schönebeck, Köthen, Saalkreis, Mansfelder Land and Aschersleben-Staßfurt.

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

[edit] History

There was an independent principality called Anhalt-Bernburg following the subdivision of the principality of Anhalt in 1603. This mini state was elevated to the rank of a duchy in 1806, and merged once more with the other parts to form a united duchy of Anhalt again in 1863.

[edit] Geography

The small district of Bernburg is located in the historical region of Anhalt. The Saale River crosses the district from south to north.

[edit] Coat of arms

The arms display a bear walking on a red wall. The bear is the heraldic animal of Bernburg and Anhalt. The arms are similar to the old arms of the medieval state of Anhalt-Bernburg and the province of Anhalt within the Weimar Republic.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Könnern	Bernburg (incl. town Bernburg) Nienburg (incl. town Nienburg) Saale-Wipper (incl. towns Alsleben and Güsten)

[edit] External links

Official website (German)

v • d • e Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany

Urban districts	Dessau-Roßlau · Halle (Saale) · Magdeburg

Rural districts	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel · Anhalt-Bitterfeld · Börde · Burgenlandkreis · Harz · Jerichower Land · Mansfeld-Südharz · Saalekreis · Salzlandkreis · Stendal · Wittenberg

Former districts	Anhalt-Zerbst · Aschersleben-Staßfurt · Bernburg · Bitterfeld · Bördekreis · Burgenlandkreis · Halberstadt · Köthen · Mansfelder Land · Merseburg-Querfurt · Ohrekreis · Quedlinburg · Saalkreis · Sangerhausen · Schönebeck · Weißenfels · Wernigerode