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Nordsachsen ("North Saxony") is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany.

Nordsachsen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Capital	Torgau
Area
• Total	2,020 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	197,444
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, TG, TO, OZ
Website	www.landkreis-nordsachsen.de

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008.

On 10 December 2009 the district council adopted the district's new coat of arms.

“Or a lion rampant Sable armed and langued Gules between two pallets wavy Azure.”

Geography

The district is located in the plains north and east of Leipzig. The main rivers of the district are the Mulde and the Elbe. The district borders (from the west and clockwise) the states Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg, the districts of Meißen, Mittelsachsen and Leipzig, and the urban district Leipzig.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Düben Belgern-Schildau Dahlen Delitzsch Dommitzsch Eilenburg Mügeln Oschatz Schkeuditz Taucha Torgau	Arzberg Beilrode Cavertitz Doberschütz Dreiheide Elsnig Jesewitz Krostitz Laußig Liebschützberg	Löbnitz Mockrehna Naundorf Rackwitz Schönwölkau Trossin Wermsdorf Wiedemar Zschepplin

References

External links

Media related to Landkreis Nordsachsen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

На других языках

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[de] Landkreis Nordsachsen

Der Landkreis Nordsachsen ist ein Landkreis im Freistaat Sachsen. Er entstand am 1. August 2008 im Zuge der sächsischen Kreisreform durch den Zusammenschluss der ehemaligen Landkreise Torgau-Oschatz und Delitzsch.

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- [en] Nordsachsen

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[ru] Северная Саксония

Северная Саксония (нем. Nordsachsen) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Торгау. Входит в землю Саксония. Подчинён дирекционному округу Лейпциг.

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