Börde (district)

Börde (German: Landkreis Börde) is a district in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. Its seat is the town Haldensleben. It takes its name from the natural region Magdeburg Börde. It is the site of the Morsleben radioactive waste repository. The disposal of waste into the facility ended in 1998.

Börde
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
CapitalHaldensleben
Government
  District admin.Martin Stichnoth (CDU)
Area
  Total2,367.2 km2 (914.0 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)
  Total171,393
  Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBK, BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL
Websitewww.landkreis-boerde.de
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