Leipzig (region)

Leipzig
Map of Saxony highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Leipzig
Country Germany
State Saxony
Region seat Leipzig
Area
 • Total 3,964 km2 (1,530.5 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 996,516
 • Density 251.4/km2 (651.1/sq mi)
Website www.rpl.sachsen.de

Leipzig is one of the three Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the north-west of the state. It coincides with the Planungsregion Westsachsen.

Contents

History

The Direktionsbezirk Leipzig came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Regierungsbezirk Leipzig. The territory of the Regierungsbezirk Leipzig was slightly larger, and included the former district of Döbeln.

Subdivision

Kreise
(districts)		 Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Leipzig
  2. Nordsachsen
  1. Leipzig

See also

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

Administrative regions (Direktionsbezirk) in Saxony
Chemnitz • Dresden • Leipzig