Görlitz (destrict)
Görlitz (German: Landkreis 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.
Görlitz | |
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Kintra | Germany |
State | Saxony |
Adm. region | Dresden |
Caipital | Görlitz |
Area | |
• Total | 2,106 km2 (813 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 248,273 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GR |
Website | http://www.kreis-görlitz.de |
History
eeditThe 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
eeditThe 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
eeditThe 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
eeditTouns | Municipalities | ||
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References
eeditFreemit airtins
eeditMedia relatit tae Landkreis Görlitz at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid (German)