Saale-Wipper
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Saale-Wipper is a Verbandsgemeinde
("collective municipality") in the district Salzlandkreis
, in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
. Before 1 January 2010, it was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. It is situated southwest of Bernburg
. It is named after the rivers Saale
and Wipper
, which flow through its territory. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Güsten.
The Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper consists of the following municipalities:
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") in the district Salzlandkreis
Salzlandkreis
Salzland is a district in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by the districts Harz, Börde, Magdeburg, Jerichower Land, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz and Saalekreis.- History :...
, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Before 1 January 2010, it was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. It is situated southwest of Bernburg
Bernburg
Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its...
. It is named after the rivers Saale
Saale
The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...
and Wipper
Wipper (Saale)
The Wipper is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, left tributary of the Saale and has a length of 85 km. The name is coming from the old German word "Uipparaha" which means "singing, springing river".-River course:...
, which flow through its territory. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Güsten.
The Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper consists of the following municipalities:
- AlslebenAlslebenAlsleben is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, south of Bernburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper....
- GierslebenGierslebenGiersleben is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
- GüstenGüstenGüsten is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, west of Bernburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper....
- IlberstedtIlberstedtIlberstedt is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
- PlötzkauPlötzkauPlötzkau is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....