Jerichower Land
Jerichower Land is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Jerichower Land | |
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Coordinates: 52°20′N 12°04′E / 52.333°N 12.067°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Capital | Burg bei Magdeburg |
Area | |
• Total | 1,336.63 km2 (516.08 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 89,118 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | JL |
Website | landkreis-jerichower-land.de |
History
changeAfter World War II the old Prussian districts of Jerichow were changed. Some areas were given to the neighbouring districts of Havelberg, Rathenow, Brandenburg, Loburg and Zerbst. The two districts were also renamed after their chief town. Jerichow became Burg, and Jerichow II became Genthin. In 1952 the district of Burg was split into two parts, Loburg and Burg.
In 1994 the two districts of Burg and Loburg were merged, and took the old name of Jerichow. In 2007, 6 municipalities from the former district of Anhalt-Zerbst (Hobeck, Lohburg, Lübs, Prödel, Rosian and Schweinitz) were added to Jerichower Land.
The name is from a group of tribes of early Slavic. The name is not connected with how the . city of Jericho.
Coat of arms
changeThe vertical bars in the left half of the coat of arms are for the Elbe-Havel canal, while the crane in the right shows the nature in the district. Cranes are common birds in the district. |
Towns and municipalities
changeFree towns | Free municipalities |
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Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | ||
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1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town |
References
change- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
Other websites
change- Official website (German)