Weißeritzkreis

The Weißeritzkreis was a district (Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It borders the Czech Republic. The district was created in 1994 when the two districts Dippoldiswalde and Freital were merged. It ended in 2008.

During the flooding in August 2002 the river Weißeritz had to drain many times the normal amount of water, and a lot of buildings in the river valley - houses, streets and bridges were destroyed

Partnerships
 Rottweil
 Berchtesgadener Land
 Göttingen
 Zollernalbkreis

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe blue lines symbolise the two Weißeritz rivers, and their merging into a single river. The mining symbol in the bottom represents the old ore and coal mining tradition in the Ore Mountains. The tree stands for the rich forests in the district, and the lion to the right is the symbol of Meißen, as the area historically belonged to the margraviate of Meißen.

Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalities Altenberg
 Dippoldiswalde
 Freital
 Geising
 Glashütte
 Rabenau
 Tharandt
 Wilsdruff Bannewitz
 Dorfhain
 Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau
 Hermsdorf
 Höckendorf
 Kreischa
 Pretzschendorf
 Schmiedeberg

 Other websites 
 Official website  (German)
 Website about the 2002 Flooding (German)


Category:2008 disestablishments in Germany