Meissen (destrict)
Meißen | |
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| Kintra |  Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Adm. region | Dresden |
| Caipital | Meißen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,453 km2 (561 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 239,344 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | MEI |
| Website | http://www.kreis-meissen.de |
Meißen is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is boondit bi (frae the north an clockwise) the state o Brandenburg, the destrict o Bautzen, the urban destrict Dresden, the destricts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Mittelsachsen an Nordsachsen.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]The destrict dates back tae the Amt Meißen, which wis first mentioned in 1334. The district wis ruled bi the Wettin dynasty. The Margraves o Meißen creatit the admeenistrative diveesion (Amt) in the 13t century. In 1835 the Amt wis convertit intae an Amtshauptmannschaft, wi the aurie o the current destrict covered bi the Amtshauptmannschaften Meißen, Dresden an Großenhain. In 1939, these wur renamit Landkreise (destricts). In the admeenistrative reform o 1952, several municipalities wur transferred tae the destricts o Freiberg an Döbeln. In 1990, the auld destrict borders wur restored, an in 1996 pairts o the destrict Dresden-Land wur addit. In August 2008 the destrict o Riesa-Großenhain wis addit tae the destrict tae give it its current size.
Geography
[eedit | eedit soorce]The main river o the destrict is the Elbe, which flows through the ceety o Meißen an aw.
Coat o airms
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The coat o airms show a lion, the seembol o the coonts o Meißen. The coat o airms wur grantit on 16 November 1992, an again efter the enlairgement o 1996 on 20 Februar 1997. It is identical tae that o Flanders. |
Touns an municipalities
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]Freemit airtins
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Media relatit tae Landkreis Meißen at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid (German)
- Unoffeecial wabsteid (German)
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