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Bezirk Halle

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District of Halle
Bezirk Halle
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Coat of arms of Halle
Coat of arms

Location of Bezirk Halle within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalHalle
Area 
• 1989
8,771 km2 (3,387 sq mi)
Population 
• 1989
1,776,500
Government
SED First Secretary 
• 1952–1953
Bernard Koenen
• 1953–1954
Heinz Glaser
• 1954–1958
Franz Bruk
• 1958–1963
Bernard Koenen
• 1963–1971
Horst Sindermann
• 1971–1981
Werner Felfe
• 1981–1989
Hans-Joachim Böhme
• 1989–1990
Roland Claus
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
• 1952–1954
Werner Bruschke
• 1954–1958
Helmut Becker
• 1958–1966
Otto Leopold
• 1966–1984
Helmut Klapproth
• 1984–1990
Alfred Kolodniak
• 1990
Wolfgang Süss
• 1990
Klaus Keitel (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
• Established
1952
• Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxony-Anhalt (1945–1952)
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia
Today part ofGermany

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

History

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The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German 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

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Position

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The Bezirk Halle bordered with the Bezirke of Magdeburg, Potsdam, Cottbus, Leipzig, Gera and Erfurt.

Subdivision

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The Bezirk was divided into 23 Kreise: 3 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 20 rural districts (Landkreise):

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Former city, now a quarter part of Halle
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