Meissen (destrict)

Meißen
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Caipital	Meißen
Area
• Total	1,453 km2 (561 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)[1]
• Total	239,344
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MEI
Website	http://www.kreis-meissen.de

Meißen is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is boondit bi (frae the north an clockwise) the state o Brandenburg, the destrict o Bautzen, the urban destrict Dresden, the destricts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Mittelsachsen an Nordsachsen.

The destrict dates back tae the Amt Meißen, which wis first mentioned in 1334. The district wis ruled bi the Wettin dynasty. The Margraves o Meißen creatit the admeenistrative diveesion (Amt) in the 13t century. In 1835 the Amt wis convertit intae an Amtshauptmannschaft, wi the aurie o the current destrict covered bi the Amtshauptmannschaften Meißen, Dresden an Großenhain. In 1939, these wur renamit Landkreise (destricts). In the admeenistrative reform o 1952, several municipalities wur transferred tae the destricts o Freiberg an Döbeln. In 1990, the auld destrict borders wur restored, an in 1996 pairts o the destrict Dresden-Land wur addit. In August 2008 the destrict o Riesa-Großenhain wis addit tae the destrict tae give it its current size.

The main river o the destrict is the Elbe, which flows through the ceety o Meißen an aw.

The coat o airms show a lion, the seembol o the coonts o Meißen. The coat o airms wur grantit on 16 November 1992, an again efter the enlairgement o 1996 on 20 Februar 1997. It is identical tae that o Flanders.

Media relatit tae Landkreis Meißen at Wikimedia Commons

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