is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of
Saxony-Anhalt ,
Germany . Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise)
Bitterfeld , the district-free city
Dessau ,
Anhalt-Zerbst , the districts
Potsdam-Mittelmark ,
Teltow-Fläming and
Elbe-Elster in
Brandenburg , and the districts
Torgau-Oschatz und
Delitzsch in
Saxony .
In
1994 the district was merged with the district Jessen and a small part of the district Gräfenhainichen.
The main rivers in the district are the
Elbe and its tributary, the
Schwarze Elster .
