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Riesa-Großenhain was a district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Elbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg, Kamenz, Meißen, Döbeln and Torgau-Oschatz.

Riesa-Großenhain
District
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Disbanded	2008-08-01
Capital	Großenhain
Area
• Total	820.51 km2 (316.80 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	120,539
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	RG
Website	www.riesa-grossenhain.de

History

The district was created in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Riesa and Großenhain. In August 2008, it was incorporated into the district of Meißen.

Geography

The district is situated in the plain countryside north of the virtual line connecting Leipzig and Dresden. The main river is the Elbe which runs through the district from south to northwest.

Coat of arms

The linden branch in the left of the coat of arms symbolizes the nature in the district, and is also a symbol for Riesa as it was present in the coat of arms of Riesa since 1623. The black lion on yellow ground stands for Großenhain, as it is also present in then coat of arms of the city Großenhain. The cogwheel in the bottom symbolizes the industrial tradition of the district, mostly iron and steel production, engineering and textile production.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Gröditz Großenhain Riesa Strehla	Ebersbach Glaubitz Hirschstein Lampertswalde Nauwalde Nünchritz Priestewitz Röderaue Schönfeld	Stauchitz Tauscha Thiendorf Weißig am Raschütz Wildenhain Wülknitz Zabeltitz Zeithain

External links

• Official website (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Landkreis Riesa-Großenhain

Der Landkreis Riesa-Großenhain war von 1994 bis 2008 ein Landkreis im Nordosten des Freistaates Sachsen. Nachbarkreise waren im Norden die brandenburgischen Landkreise Elbe-Elster und Oberspreewald-Lausitz, im Osten der ehemalige Landkreis Kamenz, im Süden der ehemalige Landkreis Meißen und im Westen die ehemaligen Landkreise Döbeln und Torgau-Oschatz.

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- [en] Riesa-Großenhain

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[it] Circondario di Riesa-Großenhain

Il circondario di Riesa-Großenhain (in tedesco Landkreis Riesa-Großenhain) era un circondario della Sassonia di 112.855 abitanti, che aveva come capoluogo Großenhain.

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[ru] Риза-Гросенхайн (район)

Риза-Гросенхайн (нем. Riesa-Großenhain) — бывший район в Германии.

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