Döbeln

Statistics
State:	Saxony
Capital:	Döbeln
Adm. Region:	Leipzig
Area:	424 km²
Inhabitants:	77,900 (2001)
pop. density:	184 inh./km²
Car identification:	DL
Homepage:	landkreis-doebeln.de  (http://www.landkreis-doebeln.de/)
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Döbeln is a district in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Torgau-Oschatz, Riesa-Großenhain, Meißen, Mittweida and Muldentalkreis. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With an area of 18,400 sq. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Leipzig is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... With an area of 18,400 sq. ... Torgau-Oschatz is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. ... Mittweida is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... The Muldentalkreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...

History

The region was originally populated by Sorbic peoples. In the early Middle Ages the Daleminzian people settled along this section of the Mulde river. It was driven away by Germans after the battle of Jahna in 928. Sorbian national flag The Sorbs (also Lusatians or Lusatia Serbs) are a relatively small west Slavic people, living as a minority in the region known as Lusatia in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ... Events Dao Kang Di succeeds Gong Hui Di and is followed in the same year by Tai Zu, all of the Dali Gu Dynasty in southeast China. ...

The present borders of the district were established in 1952, when the government of East Germany formed the new districts. Döbeln is one of the few districts which have not been changed after the German reunification. 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) refers to the reunification of Germany from its constituent parts of East Germany and West Germany under a single government on October 3, 1990. ...

Geography

The district is located on the banks of the Freiberger Mulde in the triangle between the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Brühls Terrace and the Frauenkirche Dresden [ˈdreːsdn̩] (Sorbian/Lusatian Drježdźany), the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Chemnitz Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica) is a city in Saxony, Germany. ...

Coat of arms

The lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony. Green and white are the colours of the flag of Saxony. The shield on the right side displays the arms of the city of Döbeln.

District of Döbeln, coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...

Towns and municipalities

Leisnig is a small town in the district of Döbeln, federal state of Saxony in Germany. ...

External links

• Official website (http://www.landkreis-doebeln.de) (German)