Görlitz (destrict)

Görlitz
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Caipital	Görlitz
Area
• Total	2,106 km2 (813 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	248,273
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GR
Website	http://www.kreis-görlitz.de

Görlitz (German: Landkreis Görlitz) is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is namit efter its caipital ceety Görlitz. It haes mairches wi (frae the wast an clockwise) the destrict o Bautzen, the state Brandenburg, Poland an the Czech Republic.

History

The destrict wis established in August 2008 bi mergin three smawer destricts: the destrict o Löbau-Zittau, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (Lawer Silesie Upper Lusatie destrict) an the urban destrict o Görlitz.

Geography

The destrict comprises the sooth-eastren pairt o Lusatie an wast pairt o Silesie, includin pairt o the Lausitzer Bergland. The Lusatian Neisse forms its eastren border, the Spree rins through the wastren pairt o the destrict.

Coat o airms

Landkreis Görlitz

The coat o airms o Görlitz destrict conteens references tae the various territories the destrict haes been pairt o in the past. The black eagle wi the crescent ower its chest refers tae Silesie. The crouned lion wi twa tails refers tae Bohemie. The waw refers tae the ceety o Bautzen an Upper Lusatie, an the lime leafs refer tae the Sorbie commonty.

Touns an municipalities

Touns	Municipalities
Bad Muskau Bernstadt auf dem Eigen Ebersbach-Neugersdorf Görlitz Herrnhut Löbau Neusalza-Spremberg Niesky Ostritz Reichenbach Rothenburg Seifhennersdorf Weißwasser Zittau	Beiersdorf Berthelsdorf Bertsdorf-Hörnitz Boxberg Dürrhennersdorf Eibau Gablenz Groß Düben Großschönau Großschweidnitz Hähnichen Hainewalde Hohendubrau Horka Jonsdorf	Kodersdorf Königshain Krauschwitz Kreba-Neudorf Lawalde Leutersdorf Markersdorf Mittelherwigsdorf Mücka Neißeaue Niedercunnersdorf Obercunnersdorf Oderwitz Olbersdorf Oppach	Oybin Quitzdorf am See Rietschen Rosenbach Schleife Schönau-Berzdorf Schönbach Schöpstal Sohland am Rotstein Trebendorf Vierkirchen Waldhufen Weißkeißel

Freemit airtins

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