Riesa-Großenhain

Riesa-Großenhain
District

Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Disbanded	2008-08-01
Capital	Großenhain
Area
• Total	820.51 km² (316.80 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	120,539
• Density	150/km² (380/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	RG
Website	http://www.riesa-grossenhain.de

Riesa-Großenhain was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Elbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg, Kamenz, Meißen, Döbeln and Torgau-Oschatz.

History

The district was created in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Riesa and Großenhain. In August 2008, it was incorporated into the district of Meißen.

Geography

The district is situated in the plain countryside north of the virtual line connecting Leipzig and Dresden. The main river is the Elbe which runs through the district from south to northwest.

Coat of arms

The linden branch in the left of the coat of arms symbolizes the nature in the district, and is also a symbol for Riesa as it was present in the coat of arms of Riesa since 1623. The black lion on yellow ground stands for Großenhain, as it is also present in then coat of arms of the city Großenhain. The cogwheel in the bottom symbolizes the industrial tradition of the district, mostly iron and steel production, engineering and textile production.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Gröditz Großenhain Riesa Strehla	Ebersbach Glaubitz Hirschstein Lampertswalde Nauwalde Nünchritz Priestewitz Röderaue Schönfeld	Stauchitz Tauscha Thiendorf Weißig am Raschütz Wildenhain Wülknitz Zabeltitz Zeithain

External links

Official website (German)

Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany

Urban districts	Chemnitz Dresden Leipzig

Rural districts	Bautzen Erzgebirgskreis Görlitz Leipzig Meißen Mittelsachsen Nordsachsen Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Vogtlandkreis Zwickau

Former urban districts	Görlitz Hoyerswerda Plauen Zwickau

Former rural districts	Annaberg Aue-Schwarzenberg Chemnitzer Land Delitzsch Döbeln Freiberg Kamenz Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Mittweida Muldentalkreis Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain Sächsische Schweiz Stollberg Torgau-Oschatz Weißeritzkreis Zwickauer Land

Towns and municipalities in Riesa-Großenhain

Ebersbach Glaubitz Gröditz Großenhain Hirschstein Lampertswalde Nauwalde Nünchritz Priestewitz Riesa Röderaue Schönfeld Stauchitz Strehla Tauscha Thiendorf Weißig am Raschütz Wildenhain Wülknitz Zabeltitz Zeithain

Coordinates: 51°17′N 13°33′E / 51.283°N 13.550°E / 51.283; 13.550

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 245396370 GND: 4461427-5

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