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Leipzig (official name: Landkreis Leipzig) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the city Leipzig, which is partly surrounded by the district, but not part of it. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the state Saxony-Anhalt, the urban district Leipzig, the districts Nordsachsen and Mittelsachsen, and the state Thuringia.

Leipzig
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Capital	Borna
Area
• Total	1,646 km2 (636 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	258,386
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Website	www.landkreisleipzig.de

Geography

The district is located in the Leipzig Bay and is rather flat. Individual hills are found in the north (Hohburg Hills) and south of the district. Its larger rivers are the Mulde, Pleiße and White Elster. Also worth mentioning are the many lakes of the Leipzig Neuseenland in the west of the county, that were formed by flooding old brown coal pits.

History

The district was established by merging the former districts Muldentalkreis and Leipziger Land as part of the district reform of August 2008.

Geography

The district is located in the lowlands around Leipzig. The main rivers of the district are the Mulde, the White Elster and the Pleiße.

Towns and municipalities

Towns		Municipalities
Bad Lausick Böhlen Borna Brandis Colditz Frohburg Geithain Grimma Groitzsch Kitzscher	Markkleeberg Markranstädt Naunhof Pegau Regis-Breitingen Rötha Trebsen Wurzen Zwenkau	Belgershain Bennewitz Borsdorf Elstertrebnitz Großpösna Lossatal	Machern Neukieritzsch Otterwisch Parthenstein Thallwitz

References

External links

Media related to Landkreis Leipzig at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

На других языках

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[de] Landkreis Leipzig

Der Landkreis Leipzig ist ein 2008 im Rahmen der sächsischen Kreisreform gebildeter Landkreis im Nordwesten Sachsens.[2] Er entstand durch den Zusammenschluss der zuvor bestehenden Landkreise Leipziger Land und Muldentalkreis (jeweils 1994–2008). Kreisstadt des Landkreises Leipzig ist Borna, die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt ist Grimma.

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- [en] Leipzig (district)

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[ru] Лейпциг (район)

Лейпциг (нем. Leipzig) — район в Германии, который возник 1 августа 2008 года в результате коммунальной реформы из бывших районов Лейпциг и Мульденталь. Центр района — город Борна. Население района составляет 257 596 человек (на 31 декабря 2013)[1].

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