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Sign in to saveThe Ohrekreis was a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Stendal, Jerichower Land, the district-free city Magdeburg, Bördekreis, and the districts Helmstedt and Gifhorn in Lower Saxony. Its territory is now incorporated into Börde.
Key facts
- District DE.name
- Ohrekreis
- District DE.state
- Saxony-Anhalt
- District DE.dissolved
- 2007-07-01
- District DE.capital
- Haldensleben
- District DE.area
- 1,493.61
- District DE.population
- 117,136
- District DE.population_as_of
- 2002
- District DE.carsign
- OK
- District DE.url
- ohrekreis.de
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The Ohrekreis was a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Stendal, Jerichower Land, the district-free city Magdeburg, Bördekreis, and the districts Helmstedt and Gifhorn in Lower Saxony. Its territory is now incorporated into Börde.
== History == In 1680 the area of the district became part of Brandenburg, and the Holzkreis roughly covering the area of the Ohrekreis was created.