Delitzsch is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Torgau-Oschatz and Muldentalkreis, the city of Leipzig, the district of Leipziger Land and the state of Saxony-Anhalt (districts Merseburg-Querfurt, Saalkreis, Bitterfeld and Wittenberg). Image File history File links Saxony_dz. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government 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. ... Delitzsch is a city in Saxony, near Leipzig. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Torgau-Oschatz is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. ... The Muldentalkreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Leipzig ( ; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk from the Sorbian word for Tilia) is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. ... Leipziger Land is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... Merseburg-Querfurt is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Saalkreis is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Bitterfeld is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Wittenberg is a district (Kreis) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ...

History

After the Congress of Vienna in 1815 Saxony had to cede large amounts of its territory to Prussia, including the region of Delitzsch. The Prussian government established districts in the newly acquired lands, among them the district of Delitzsch. The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Motto Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Government Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I (first)  - 1688–1701 Frederick III (last) King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I (first)  - 1888–1918 William II (last) Prime Minister1,2...

The state of Prussia was dissolved after the end of the Nazi era, and the new state of Saxony-Anhalt was established, with Delitzsch being a part of it. In 1953 the East German government dissolved the states. They were reestablished after the German reunification in 1990, but now Delitzsch and Eilenburg (two districts made of the former Delitzsch district) were given to Saxony instead of Saxony-Anhalt. The two districts were merged in 1994 and formed the district in its present borders. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... GDR redirects here. ... German reunification (German: ) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in English commonly called West Germany). The start of this reunification process is commonly referred to... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

Geography

The district is located in the triangle between the metropolises of Leipzig, Halle and Bitterfeld. It consists of plain countryside, which is mainly agriculturally used. There is low urbanisation throughout the district. The Mulde River runs through the easternmost part of the district. On the eastern banks there is the Düben Heath (Dübener Heide), a nature park extending from here to the east and to the north. Leipzig ( ; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk from the Sorbian word for Tilia) is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. ... Halle (also called Halle an der Saale (literally Halle on the Saale, and in some historic references is not uncommonly called Saale after the river) in order to distinguish it from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Bitterfeld is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, capital of the district Bitterfeld. ... The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ...

Coat of arms

District of Delitzsch, coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DED Capital Dresden Minister-President Georg Milbradt (CDU) Governing parties CDU / SPD Votes in Bundesrat 4 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  18,416 km² (7,110 sq mi) Population 4,252,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 231 /km...

Towns and municipalities

Bad Düben City Hall Bad Düben is a town in the district of Delitzsch in the Free State of Saxony in Germany. ... Delitzsch is a city in Saxony, near Leipzig. ... Eilenburg is a town in Germany. ... Schkeuditz is a town in the district of Delitzsch, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Taucha is a town in the district of Delitzsch, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Doberschütz is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Jesewitz is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Krostitz is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Laußig is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Löbnitz is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Neukyhna is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Rackwitz is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Schönwölkau is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Wiedemar is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Zschepplin is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ... Zwochau is a municipality in the district of Delitzsch, in Saxony, Germany. ...

External links

• Official website (German)
• Dueben Heath Nature Park (German)

	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Saxony in Germany
Urban districts Image File history File links Flag_of_Saxony_(state). ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...	Chemnitz | Dresden | Görlitz | Hoyerswerda | Leipzig | Plauen | Zwickau Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica, 1953-1990 called Karl-Marx-Stadt; Czech: Saská Kamenice) is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Dresden (Sorbian: Drježdźany; etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Czech: ) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. ... Church towers in Görlitz. ... Hoyerswerda (Upper Sorbian Wojerecy, Lower Sorbian Wórjejce, Czech HojeÅ™ice) is a town in the German Bundesland of Saxony. ... Leipzig ( ; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk from the Sorbian word for Tilia) is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. ... Plauen, old townhall Plauen is a city in Saxony, east-central Germany, located at 50°29′N 12°07′O. The city is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic. ... Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. ...
Rural districts	Annaberg | Aue-Schwarzenberg | Bautzen | Chemnitzer Land | Delitzsch | Döbeln | Freiberg | Kamenz | Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau | Meißen | Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis | Mittweida | Muldentalkreis | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain | Sächsische Schweiz | Stollberg | Torgau-Oschatz | Vogtlandkreis | Weißeritzkreis | Zwickauer Land Annaberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Aue_Schwarzenberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Bautzen is a district in Saxony in Germany including the former district of Bischofswerda. ... Chemnitzer Land is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Döbeln is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Freiberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Kamenz (Lusatian: Kamjenc) is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of Saxony, Germany. ... Leipziger Land is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Löbau-Zittau is a Kreis (district) in the east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Meißen is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. ... The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Mittweida is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... The Muldentalkreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) is the eastermost Kreis (district) of Saxony and Germany. ... Riesa-Großenhain is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... This article is about the district. ... Stollberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Torgau-Oschatz is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. ... The Vogtlandkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. ... The Weißeritzkreis is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. ... Zwickauer Land is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany. ...