Bördekreis

Bördekreis was a former rural district, or Kreis, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was created in 1994 through the merger of the districts of Oschersleben and Wanzleben, administrative units whose modern predecessors had been established under Prussian administration in 1816. The district took its name from the Magdeburger Börde, the fertile loess landscape in which it was located. The area was historically associated with agriculture because of its exceptionally productive soils. Its geography combined broad cultivated lowlands with smaller rivers and gently elevated terrain. The highest point identified within the former district was the Heidberg, reaching 211 metres east of Sommersdorf. The Aller was among the better-known rivers in the area, although the district was principally defined by its agricultural landscape rather than by a large urban centre. Bördekreis bordered several other districts and the independent city of Magdeburg. Its neighbours included Ohrekreis, Magdeburg, Schönebeck, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Quedlinburg, Halberstadt and Helmstedt in Lower Saxony. These boundaries placed it within the central German administrative and economic environment of Saxony-Anhalt and connected it to both regional urban centres and surrounding rural districts. The district existed for thirteen years. In 2007, it was merged with Ohrekreis during a Saxony-Anhalt administrative reform. The resulting authority was the new Landkreis Börde, which continues to use the Börde name and operates the official website associated with the successor district. Consequently, Bördekreis is best understood as a historical public-administration entity rather than a commercial consumer brand. It did not have products, commercial offerings, a corporate owner, or a stock-market identity. Its principal institutional role was the administration of the rural territory and municipalities assigned to the district during its period of existence.

Bördekreis was a rural district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, that existed from 1994 until 2007. Its creation formed part of the reorganization of German local administration after reunification. The district combined the former districts of Oschersleben and Wanzleben. Those predecessor districts had roots in administrative units established in 1816 under the Prussian government, and their boundaries changed only modestly before the 1994 reform. The district was named for the Magdeburger Börde, the broad agricultural region surrounding Magdeburg. The Börde is known for fertile loess soils, and agriculture was consequently an important historical characteristic of the area. The former district consisted primarily of rural territory, towns and municipalities rather than a major metropolitan centre. Its landscape included cultivated lowlands, small rivers and low elevations. The Aller was one of the best-known rivers in the district, while the Heidberg near Sommersdorf represented its highest elevation at 211 metres. Administratively, Bördekreis occupied a position between several districts of Saxony-Anhalt and the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony. Its boundaries touched Ohrekreis, the independent city of Magdeburg, Schönebeck, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Quedlinburg, Halberstadt and Helmstedt. These relationships reflected the district's role as part of the wider central German network of rural and urban authorities. Bördekreis was dissolved in 2007 when Saxony-Anhalt merged it with Ohrekreis. The reform produced the new Landkreis Börde, whose official administration and website represent the successor institution. The former Bördekreis therefore has no current independent legal or administrative operation documented in the supplied reference material. Its historical significance lies in the continuity of local government in the Börde region, the merger of its nineteenth-century administrative predecessors, and its eventual incorporation into the modern Landkreis Börde.

• 2007

  District dissolved in administrative merger

  [1]Bördekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Bördekreis was merged with Ohrekreis to create the new Landkreis Börde.

• 1994

  Bördekreis established

  [1]Bördekreisen.wikipedia.org

  The districts of Oschersleben and Wanzleben were merged to create Bördekreis in Saxony-Anhalt.

• 1816

  Predecessor districts established

  [1]Bördekreisen.wikipedia.org

  The administrative predecessors of Oschersleben and Wanzleben were established under Prussian government, forming the historical foundation for the later Bördekreis.

A former German rural administrative district identified with the fertile Magdeburger Börde landscape and regional public administration.

• 2007

  Merger into Landkreis BördeOther

  Background

  Saxony-Anhalt carried out another district-level administrative reform involving Bördekreis and Ohrekreis.

  Action taken

  Bördekreis was dissolved and merged with Ohrekreis to establish the successor Landkreis Börde.

  Aftermath

  The former district ceased to operate as an independent administrative entity, while the Börde name continued through the successor district.

  Source

• 1994

  Creation through district consolidationOther

  Background

  Saxony-Anhalt reorganized local districts by combining Oschersleben and Wanzleben.

  Action taken

  The two predecessor districts were consolidated into Bördekreis.

  Aftermath

  A new rural district was created under the Börde name and continued until the next major administrative reform in 2007.

  Source

• 2007

  Bördekreis merged with Ohrekreis to form Landkreis Börde[1]Bördekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  A further administrative reform dissolved Bördekreis and Ohrekreis and created the successor Landkreis Börde, which remains the relevant administrative authority for the area.

• 1994

  Bördekreis created through the merger of Oschersleben and Wanzleben districts[1]Bördekreisen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Saxony-Anhalt established Bördekreis by combining the former districts of Oschersleben and Wanzleben as part of a post-reunification restructuring of local government.

1. 1Bördekreisen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Landkreis Börde official websitelandkreis-boerde.de