- Jerichower Land
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Jerichower Land
state=Saxony-Anhalt
former regierungsbezirk=Magdeburg
capital=Burg bei Magdeburg
area=1,336.63
population=98,897
population_as_of=2002
density=74
carsign=JL
url= [http://www.lkjl.de/ www.lkjl.de]
Jerichower Land is a district ("Kreis") in the north-east of
Saxony-Anhalt ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise)Anhalt-Bitterfeld ,Salzlandkreis , the district-free cityMagdeburg ,Börde , Stendal, and the districtsHavelland andPotsdam-Mittelmark inBrandenburg .History
In
1816 the area of the district became part of thePrussia n province of Saxony, and was split administratively into three districts, Jerichow I, Jerichow II and Ziesar. The district of Ziesar was added into Jerichow I in1826 .After
World War II the districts were rearranged. Some areas of the two districts were added to the neighbouring districts of Havelberg, Rathenow, Brandenburg, Loburg and Zerbst. The two districts were also renamed after their administrative seats, thus Jerichow I became "District Burg", and Jerichow II became "District Genthin". In1952 the district of Burg was split into two parts. However in1957 the district of Loburg was recombined with the district of Burg.In
1994 the two districts of Burg and Genthin were merged, and re-adopted the historical name of Jerichow. In 2007, 6 municipalities from the former district ofAnhalt-Zerbst (Hobeck, Lohburg, Lübs, Prödel, Rosian and Schweinitz) were added to Jerichower Land District.The name of the district derives from the city of
Jerichow , the name of which is related to that of an early Slavic tribal grouping. It is not related to the name for the city ofJericho in the Middle East.Geography
Main water bodies in the district are the rivers
Elbe ,Ehle , Ihle and Nuthe as well as the Elbe-Havel canal.Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.landkreis-jerichower-land.de Official website] (German)
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