Administrative Reform in Saxony-Anhalt

Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt 2007
The Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt 2007 (or Kreisgebietsreform 2007) is a law in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, coming into effect on July 1, 2007, which outlines a reform of the districts of Saxony-Anhalt. It reduces the districts from 21 to 11. Nine new districts are created by merging existing districts or parts of districts. Only four districts are as before, i.e. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel and Stendal as well as the cities of Halle and Magdeburg.

GKCode (old)	Name (old)	GKCode New	Name New	Annotation
15101000	Dessau	15001000	Dessau-Roßlau	Merging of Dessau & Roßlau which was part of Anhalt-Zerbst
15202000	Halle (Saale)	15002000	Halle (Saale)	same as before
15303000	Magdeburg	15003000	Magdeburg	same as before
15151000	Anhalt-Zerbst	-		dissloved, parts to Wittenberg or Jerichower Land, Roßlau to Dessau
15153000	Bernburg	15089000	Salzlandkreis	Merrging of Bernburg & Schönebeck & parts of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
15154000	Bitterfeld	15082000	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	Merrging of Bitterfeld & Köthen
15159000	Köthen	15082000	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	Merrging of Bitterfeld & Köthen
15171000	Wittenberg	15091000	Wittenberg	Merrging of Wittenberg & parts of Anhalt-Zerbst
15256000	Burgenlandkreis	15084000	Burgenlandkreis	Merrging of Weißenfeld & Burgenlandkreis
15260000	Mansfelder Land	15087000	Mansfeld-Südharz	Merrging of Mansfelder Land & Sangershausen
15261000	Merseburg-Querfurt	15088000	Saalekreis	Merrging of Merseburg-Querfurt & Saalkreis
15265000	Saalkreis	15088000	Saalekreis	Merrging of Merseburg-Querfurt & Saalkreis
15266000	Sangerhausen	15087000	Mansfeld-Südharz	Merrging of Mansfelder Land & Sangershausen
15268000	Weißenfels	15084000	Burgenlandkreis	Merrging of Weißenfeld & Burgenlandkreis
15352000	Aschersleben-Staßfurt	-		dissolved, parts to Salzlandkreis or Harz
15355000	Bördekreis	15083000	Börde	Merrging of Bördekreis & Ohrekreis
15357000	Halberstadt	15085000	Harz	Merrging of Halberstadt & Quedlinburg & Wernigerode & parts of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
15358000	Jerichower Land	15086000	Jerichower Land	Merrging of Jerichower Land & parts of Anhalt-Zerbst
15362000	Ohrekreis	15083000	Börde	Merrging of Bördekreis & Ohrekreis
15363000	Stendal	15090000	Stendal	same as before
15364000	Quedlinburg	15085000	Harz	Merrging of Halberstadt & Quedlinburg & Wernigerode & parts of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
15367000	Schönebeck	15089000	Salzlandkreis	Merrging of Bernburg & Schönebeck & parts of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
15369000	Wernigerode	15085000	Harz	Merrging of Halberstadt & Quedlinburg & Wernigerode & parts of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
15370000	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	15081000	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	same as before

Data:
July 2007