Bezirk Magdeburg

Bezirk Magdeburg
District
Coat of arms
Location of Bezirk Magdeburg within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 52°10′N 11°40′E / 52.167°N 11.667°E / 52.167; 11.667
Country	German Democratic Republic
Subdivisions	21 Kreise and 1 Stadtkreis
Formed	1952
Dissolved	1990
Seat	Magdeburg
Area
• Total	11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi)
Population  (1989)[1]
• Total	1,249,500
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Vehicle registration	H, M

The Bezirk Magdeburg was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Magdeburg.

History[]

The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was abolished as part of the process of German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt except Havelberg district, passed to Brandenburg.

Geography[]

Position[]

The Bezirk Magdeburg bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin, Potsdam, Halle and Erfurt. It bordered also with West Germany.

Subdivision[]

The Bezirk was divided into 22 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreis) and 21 rural districts (Landkreise):

• Urban district : Magdeburg.
• Rural districts : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

See also[]

• Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Magdeburg District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons