Nordsachsen

Nordsachsen
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Adm. region Leipzig
Capital Torgau
Area
 • Total 2,020 km2 (779.9 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 206,223
 • Density 102.1/km2 (264.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration TDO
Website http://www.landkreis-nordsachsen.de

Nordsachsen is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Contents

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008.

On 10 December 2009 the district council adopted the district's new coat of arms.

“Or a lion rampant Sable armed and langued Gules between two pallets wavy Azure.”

Geography

The district is located in the plains north and east of Leipzig. The main rivers of the district are the Mulde and the Elbe. The district borders (from the west and clockwise) the states Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg, the districts of Meißen, Mittelsachsen and Leipzig, and the urban district Leipzig.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Düben
  2. Belgern
  3. Dahlen
  4. Delitzsch
  5. Dommitzsch
  6. Eilenburg
  7. Mügeln
  8. Oschatz
  9. Schildau
  10. Schkeuditz
  11. Taucha
  12. Torgau
  1. Arzberg
  2. Beilrode
  3. Cavertitz
  4. Doberschütz
  5. Dreiheide
  6. Elsnig
  7. Jesewitz
  8. Krostitz
  9. Laußig
  10. Liebschützberg
  11. Löbnitz
  1. Mockrehna
  2. Naundorf
  3. Neukyhna
  4. Rackwitz
  5. Schönwölkau
  6. Trossin
  7. Wermsdorf
  8. Wiedemar
  9. Zschepplin
  10. Zwochau
  11. Zinna

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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