Original: It was bounded by ( from the north and clockwise ) the district Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt , the district Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg , and the districts Riesa-Gro ßenhain , Döbeln , Muldentalkreis and Delitzsch .
Simplified: The district was created in 1994 by joining the two districts Oschatz and Torgau , and 6 municipalities from the former district Eilenburg .