Nordsachsen

Nordsachsen
District
Flag Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Capital	Torgau
Government
• District admin.	Kai Emanuel
Area
• Total	2,020 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	200,778
• Density	99.4/km2 (257/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, TG, TO, OZ
Website	www.landkreis-nordsachsen.de

Nordsachsen (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʁtˌzaksn̩] <phonos file="De-Nordsachsen.ogg"></phonos>, lit. 'North Saxony') is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany.

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008.

On 10 December 2009 the district council adopted the district's new coat of arms.

“Or a lion rampant Sable armed and langued Gules between two pallets wavy Azure.”

Geography

The district is located in the plains north and east of Leipzig. The main rivers of the district are the Mulde and the Elbe. The district borders (from the west and clockwise) the states Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg, the districts of Meißen, Mittelsachsen and Leipzig, and the urban district Leipzig.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Düben Belgern-Schildau Dahlen Delitzsch Dommitzsch Eilenburg Mügeln Oschatz Schkeuditz Taucha Torgau	Arzberg Beilrode Cavertitz Doberschütz Dreiheide Elsnig Jesewitz Krostitz Laußig Liebschützberg	Löbnitz Mockrehna Naundorf Rackwitz Schönwölkau Trossin Wermsdorf Wiedemar Zschepplin

External links

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• Official website (German)