Sangerhausen (district)

Sangerhausen
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Disbanded2007-07-01
CapitalSangerhausen
Area
 • Total
689.73 km2 (266.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
66,134
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSGH

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.