Leipziger Land is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Delitzsch, the district-free city Leipzig, Muldentalkreis, Mittweida, the district Altenburger Land in Thuringia, and the districts Burgenlandkreis, Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... Borna can mean: Two different places in Saxony, Germany: Borna (Leipzig), in the Leipziger Land district A part of Bahretal in the Sächsische Schweiz district BART) - breakdancer or: Borna disease, an infection neurological of warm-blooded animals caused by the Borna virus This is a disambiguation page — a list... 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. ... Delitzsch is a district in the Free State of 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. ... The Muldentalkreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Mittweida is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... The Burgenlandkreis is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ...

History

The history of the region is influenced by the city of Leipzig. See there for more information. 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. ...

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Leipzig, Borna and Geithain. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

Geography

The main river of the district is the Weiße Elster (white elster), which also flows through the city of Leipzig itself. The area south of Leipzig is a big lignite day mining area, which will be recultivated as a lakeland in the near future. The lignite also made the area the main industrial area of East Germany. Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... GDR redirects here. ...

Coat of arms

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Towns and municipalities

Böhlen is a German town, south of Leipzig. ... Borna can mean: Two different places in Saxony, Germany: Borna (Leipzig), in the Leipziger Land district A part of Bahretal in the Sächsische Schweiz district BART) - breakdancer or: Borna disease, an infection neurological of warm-blooded animals caused by the Borna virus This is a disambiguation page — a list... Frohburg is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Geithain is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Groitzsch is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Kitzscher is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Kohren-Sahlis is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Markkleeberg is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Markranstädt is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Pegau, a town in Leipziger Land a district in Saxony, Germany, situated in a fertile country, on the Elster, 18 m. ... Regis-Breitingen is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Rötha is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Zwenkau is a town in the Leipziger Land district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... Deutzen is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Elstertrebnitz is a region in Saxony, lying southwest of Leipzig and northeast of Zeitz. ... Espenhain is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Eulatal is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Großpösna is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Kitzen is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Lobstädt is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Narsdorf is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ... Neukieritzsch is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. ...

External links

• Official website (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. ... Delitzsch is a district in the Free State of 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. ... 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. ...

Coordinates: 51°07′N, 12°30′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...