Original: The territory of this district was not part of Saxony before World War II; rather, it, along with the city of Görlitz, was a part of German Silesia.
Simplified: In July 2008 Görlitz will stop being an independent city, and become part of the districts of Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Löbau-Zittau History The district was not part of Saxony before World War II.