Leipzig (district)

Leipzig
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Adm. region Leipzig
Capital Borna
Area
 • Total 1,646 km2 (635.5 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 267,410
 • Density 162.5/km2 (420.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration L
Website http://www.landkreisleipzig.de

Leipzig (official name: Landkreis Leipzig) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the city Leipzig, which is surrounded by the district, but not part of it. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the state Saxony-Anhalt, the urban district Leipzig, the districts Nordsachsen and Mittelsachsen, and the state Thuringia.

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History

The district was established by merging the former districts Muldentalkreis and Leipziger Land as part of the district reform of August 2008.

Coat of arms

Geography

The district is located in the lowlands around Leipzig. The main rivers of the district are the Mulde, the Weiße Elster and the Pleiße.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Lausick
  2. Böhlen
  3. Borna
  4. Brandis
  5. Colditz
  6. Frohburg
  7. Geithain
  8. Grimma
  9. Groitzsch
  10. Kitzscher
  1. Kohren-Sahlis
  2. Markkleeberg
  3. Markranstädt
  4. Naunhof
  5. Pegau
  6. Regis-Breitingen
  7. Rötha
  8. Trebsen
  9. Wurzen
  10. Zwenkau
  1. Belgershain
  2. Bennewitz
  3. Borsdorf
  4. Deutzen
  5. Elstertrebnitz
  6. Espenhain
  7. Großpösna
  8. Lobstädt
  1. Lossatal
  2. Machern
  3. Narsdorf
  4. Neukieritzsch
  5. Otterwisch
  6. Parthenstein
  7. Thallwitz

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 

External links

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