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Bezirk Magdeburg

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

Location of Bezirk Magdeburg within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalMagdeburg
Area 
• 1989
11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi)
Population 
• 1989
1,249,500
Government
SED First Secretary 
• 1952–1979
Alois Pisnik
• 1979–1983
Kurt Tiedke
• 1983–1989
Werner Eberlein
• 1989
Wolfgang Pohl
• 1989–1990
Manfred Dunkel
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
• 1952–1953
Josef Hegen
• 1953–1959
Paul Hentschel
• 1957–1958
Bruno Kiesler (acting)
• 1960–1985
Kurt Ranke
• 1985–1990
Siegfried Grünwald
• 1990
Wolfgang Braun (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
• Established
1952
• Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxony-Anhalt (1945–1952)
Saxony-Anhalt
Brandenburg
Today part ofGermany

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

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 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

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Position

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

Subdivision

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

See also

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References

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Media related to Magdeburg District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons