Görlitz (destrict)

Görlitz () is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is namit efter its caipital ceety Görlitz. It haes mairches wi (frae the wast an clockwise) the destrict o Bautzen, the state Brandenburg, Poland an the Czech Republic.

 History 
The destrict wis established in August 2008 bi mergin three smawer destricts: the destrict o Löbau-Zittau, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (Lawer Silesie Upper Lusatie destrict) an the urban destrict o Görlitz.

 Geography 
The destrict comprises the sooth-eastren pairt o Lusatie an wast pairt o Silesie, includin pairt o the Lausitzer Bergland. The Lusatian Neisse forms its eastren border, the Spree rins through the wastren pairt o the destrict.  

 Coat o airms 
The coat o airms o Görlitz destrict conteens references tae the various territories the destrict haes been pairt o in the past. The black eagle wi the crescent ower its chest refers tae Silesie. The crouned lion wi twa tails refers tae Bohemie. The waw refers tae the ceety o Bautzen an Upper Lusatie, an the lime leafs refer tae the Sorbie commonty.

 Touns an municipalities 
{|
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! colspan=3 align=left width=75%|Municipalities
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Bad Muskau
Bernstadt auf dem Eigen
Ebersbach-Neugersdorf
Görlitz
Herrnhut
Löbau
Neusalza-Spremberg
Niesky
Ostritz
Reichenbach
Rothenburg
Seifhennersdorf
Weißwasser
Zittau
||
Beiersdorf
Berthelsdorf
Bertsdorf-Hörnitz
Boxberg
Dürrhennersdorf
Eibau
Gablenz
Groß Düben
Großschönau
Großschweidnitz
Hähnichen
Hainewalde
Hohendubrau
Horka
Jonsdorf
||
 Kodersdorf
Königshain
Krauschwitz
Kreba-Neudorf
Lawalde
Leutersdorf
Markersdorf
Mittelherwigsdorf
Mücka
Neißeaue
Niedercunnersdorf
Obercunnersdorf
Oderwitz
Olbersdorf
Oppach
||
 Oybin
Quitzdorf am See
Rietschen
Rosenbach
Schleife
Schönau-Berzdorf
Schönbach
Schöpstal
Sohland am Rotstein
Trebendorf
Vierkirchen
Waldhufen
Weißkeißel
|}

References

 Freemit airtins 

 Offeecial wabsteid  (German)