Meissen (destrict)

Meißen is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is boondit bi (frae the north an clockwise) the state o Brandenburg, the destrict o Bautzen, the urban destrict Dresden, the destricts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Mittelsachsen an Nordsachsen.

History
The destrict dates back tae the Amt Meißen, which wis first mentioned in 1334. The district wis ruled bi the Wettin dynasty.
The Margraves o Meißen creatit the admeenistrative diveesion (Amt) in the 13t century. In 1835 the Amt wis convertit intae an Amtshauptmannschaft, wi the aurie o the current destrict covered bi the Amtshauptmannschaften Meißen, Dresden an Großenhain. In 1939, these wur renamit Landkreise (destricts). In the admeenistrative reform o 1952, several municipalities wur transferred tae the destricts o Freiberg an Döbeln. In 1990, the auld destrict borders wur restored, an in 1996 pairts o the destrict Dresden-Land wur addit. In August 2008 the destrict o Riesa-Großenhain wis addit tae the destrict tae give it its current size.

Geography
The main river o the destrict is the Elbe, which flows through the ceety o Meißen an aw.

Coat o airms
100px|Coat of armsThe coat o airms show a lion, the seembol o the coonts o Meißen. The coat o airms wur grantit on 16 November 1992, an again efter the enlairgement o 1996 on 20 Februar 1997. It is identical tae that o Flanders.

Touns an municipalities
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Coswig
Gröditz
Großenhain
Lommatzsch
Meißen
Nossen
Radebeul
Radeburg
Riesa
Strehla
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Diera-Zehren
Ebersbach
Glaubitz
Hirschstein
Käbschütztal
Ketzerbachtal
Klipphausen
Lampertswalde
Leuben-Schleinitz
Moritzburg
Nauwalde
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Niederau
Nünchritz
Priestewitz
Röderaue
Schönfeld
Stauchitz
Tauscha
Thiendorf
Weinböhla
Wülknitz
Zeithain
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References

Freemit airtins

Offeecial wabsteid (German)
Unoffeecial wabsteid (German)