Bautzen (destrict)

The destrict o Bautzen (German: 'Landkreis Bautzen', Upper Sorbian: 'Wokrjes Budyšin') 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.

Bautzen Wokrjes Budyšin
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Caipital	Bautzen
Area
• Total	2390.7 km2 (923.1 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	296,290
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	http://www.landkreis-bautzen.de

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

The toun o Bautzen

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

Touns	Municipalities
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

The 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.

Freemit airtins

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