Original: It was 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 .
Simplified: The district was formed in 1994 by joining the old districts of Leipzig , Borna and Geithain .