The Bezirk Halle was a district ( Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Halle.
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old
Germany states. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished as a consequence of the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of
Saxony-Anhalt except
Artern kreis, which became part of
Thuringia.
Geography
Position
The Bezirk Halle bordered with the
Bezirke of Magdeburg, Potsdam, Cottbus, Leipzig, Gera and Erfurt.
Subdivision
The
Bezirk was divided into 23
Kreise: 3 urban districts (
Stadtkreise) and 20 rural districts (
Landkreise):
See also
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Regierungsbezirk Halle
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Regierungsbezirk Dessau
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