Bautzen (destrict)

The destrict o Bautzen (, ) is a destrict in the state o Saxony in Germany. Its lairgest touns are Bautzen, Bischofswerda, Kamenz, Hoyerswerda an Radeberg. It is the biggest destrict in Saxony in aurie, an is a member o the Neisse Euroregion.

It is bordered tae the sooth bi the Czech Republic. Clockwise, it borders the destrict o Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge an aw, the destrict-free ceety o Dresden, the destrict o Meißen, the state o Brandenburg, an Görlitz destrict

 History 
Historically maist o the Upper Lusatie belangit tae Bohemie. Efter the end o the Thirty Years' War it became a pairt o Saxony. Anerlie the sma toun o Schirgiswalde remained Bohemie till 1809.

The destrict wis established in 1994 bi mergin the umwhile destricts o Bautzen an Bischofswerda. The district o Kamenz an the destrict-free ceety o Hoyerswerda wur mergit intae the destrict in August 2008.

Geography
The destrict o Bautzen is pairt o the region o Upper Lusatie (Oberlausitz). The sooth o the destrict is occupee'd bi the Lusatie Muntains, an the kintraside slopes awa tae the north.

The Spree river enters the destrict frae the sootheast an runs through Schirgiswalde an Bautzen afore leavin tae the north. North o Bautzen, the river is dammed bi a reservoir (Talsperre Bautzen, 5.5 km²).

At its widest, the destrict is 65km east-wast, an 63km north-sooth.

 Touns an municipalities 
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{|
! align="left" | Touns
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Bautzen (Budyšin)
Bernsdorf
Bischofswerda
Elstra
Großröhrsdorf
Hoyerswerda (Wojerecy)
Kamenz (Kamjenc)
Königsbrück
Lauta (Łuty)
Pulsnitz
Radeberg
Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
Weißenberg (Wospork)
Wilthen
Wittichenau (Kulow)
||
 Arnsdorf
 Bretnig-Hauswalde
 Burkau (Porchow)
 Crostwitz (Chrósćicy)
 Cunewalde
 Demitz-Thumitz
 Doberschau-Gaußig (Dobruša-Huska)
 Elsterheide (Halštrowska hola)
 Frankenthal
 Göda (Hodźij)
 Großdubrau (Wulka Dubrawa)
 Großharthau
 Großnaundorf
 Großpostwitz (Budestecy)
 Guttau (Hućina)
||
 Haselbachtal
 Hochkirch (Bukecy)
 Laußnitz
 Lichtenberg
 Königswartha (Rakecy)
 Kubschütz (Kubšicy)
 Lohsa (Łaz)
 Malschwitz (Malešecy)
 Nebelschütz (Njebjelćicy)
 Neschwitz (Njeswaćidło)
 Neukirch/Lausitz
 Neukirch (bei Königsbrück)
 Obergurig (Hornja Hórka)
 Ohorn
 Oßling
||
  Ottendorf-Okrilla
 Panschwitz-Kuckau (Pančicy-Kukow)
 Puschwitz (Bóšicy)
 Räckelwitz (Worklecy)
 Radibor (Radwor)
 Ralbitz-Rosenthal (Ralbicy-Róžant)
 Rammenau
 Schmölln-Putzkau
 Schönteichen
 Schwepnitz
 Sohland an der Spree
 Spreetal (Sprjewiny doł)
 Steina
 Steinigtwolmsdorf
 Wachau
|}

 Coat o airms 
130px|Coat of armsThe destrict's airms are identical tae the airms o the margravate o Upper Lusatie. The coat o airms wis established aboot 1350, when sax touns o Upper Lusatia foondit a confederacy. This loose alliance became a margravate unner the Bohemie croun in 1378.

References

Freemit airtins

Offeecial wabsteid  (German)

Category:Destricts o Saxony
Category:Geography o Lusatie