Sangerhausen | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Disbanded | 2007-07-01 |
Capital | Sangerhausen |
Area | |
• Total | 689.73 km2 (266.31 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 66,134 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SGH |
Sangerhausen was a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from north clockwise) Quedlinburg, Mansfelder Land, Merseburg-Querfurt, and the districts Kyffhäuserkreis and Nordhausen in Thuringia. Sangerhausen was merged on July 1, 2007, with Mansfelder Land into the new district Mansfeld-Südharz as part of a reform.