Aschersleben-Stassfurt

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State:	Saxony-Anhalt
Adm. Region:	Magdeburg (region)
Capital:	Aschersleben[?]
Area:	655 km²
Inhabitants:	107,500 (1999)
pop. density:	164 inh./km²
Car identification:	ASL
Website:	aschersleben-stassfurt.de (http://www.aschersleben-stassfurt.de/)
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Aschersleben-Staßfurt is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northeast and clockwise) the districts of Schönebeck[?], Bernburg, Mansfelder Land[?], Quedlinburg[?] and Bördekreis.

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

History

The two districts of Aschersleben and Staßfurt were merged in 1994 in order to form the new district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt.

Geography

The southwestern parts of the district are occupied by the foothills of the Harz Mountains. From here the country slopes away to the Saale valley in the east and the Elbe valley in the northeast. Both rivers don't cross the district itself. The two main watercourses are the Bode[?] and the Wipper[?], both affluents of the Saale.

Apart from the Harz foothills the region is mainly agriculturally used.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: top left: the black and white arms of the county of Aschersleben top right: the heraldic eagle of Prussia bottom left: the heraldic bear of the former state of Anhalt bottom right: the red and white arms of the duchy of Magdeburg

Towns and municipalities

Aschersleben[?] Cochstedt[?] Egeln[?] Ermsleben[?] Hecklingen[?] Hoym[?] Staßfurt[?]

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Aschersleben-Land[?] Bördeaue[?] Bördeblick[?] Börde-Hakel[?] Falkenstein[?] Hoym-Nachterstedt[?] Wippertal[?]

Free municipalities Gatersleben[?]

External links

Official website (http://www.aschersleben-stassfurt.de/) (German)
Inofficial website (http://www.aschersleben-online.de/region/landkr/s_lk.htm) (German)