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DÖBELN (DISTRICT)

Specialty Definition: Döbeln (district)

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Statistics
State:	Saxony
Adm. Region:	Leipzig
Capital:	Döbeln
Area:	424 km²
Inhabitants:	77,900 (2001)
pop. density:	184 inh./km²
Car identification:	DL
Website:	landkreis-doebeln.de
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Döbeln is a district in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Torgau-Oschatz, Riesa-Großenhain, Meißen, Mittweida and Muldentalkreis.

History

The region was originally populated by Sorbic peoples. In the early Middle Ages the Daleminzian people settled along this section of the Mulde river. It was driven away by Germans after the battle of Jahna in 928.

The present borders of the district were established in 1952, when the government of East Germany formed the new districts. Döbeln is one of the few districts which have not been changed after the German reunification.

Geography

The district is located on the banks of the Freiberger Mulde in the triangle between the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.

Coat of arms

The lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony. Green and white are the colours of the flag of Saxony. The shield on the right side displays the arms of the city of Döbeln.

Towns and municipalities

Döbeln Hartha Leisnig Roßwein Waldheim

Municipalities Bockelwitz Ebersbach Großweitzschen Mochau Niederstriegis Gersdorf Ostrau Ziegra-Knobelsdorf Zschaitz-Ottewig

External links

Official website (German)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Döbeln (district)."

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