Delitzsch (district)

Delitzsch is a former rural district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Landkreis Delitzsch
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Leipzig
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Delitzsch
Area
• Total	852 km2 (329 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	129,100
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DZ
Website	lradelitzsch.de

History

After the Congress of Vienna in 1815 Saxony had to give a lot of its land to Prussia, including the region of Delitzsch. The Prussian government made the district of Delitzsch.

Prussia was dissolved after the end of the Nazi era. Delitzsch was made a part of the new state of Saxony-Anhalt. In 1953 the East German government dissolved the states. After the German reunification in 1990, the states were made again, but now Delitzsch and Eilenburg (two districts made of the former Delitzsch district) were given to Saxony instead of Saxony-Anhalt. The two districts were joined in 1994 and gave the district in its present borders. In 2008 Delitzsch Rural district was merged with Torgau-Oschatz Rural District to Nordsachsen Rural District.

Geography

The district is in the triangle between the big cities of Leipzig, Halle and Bitterfeld. It is mostly countryside, and used for farming. The Mulde River runs through the east part of the district. On the eastern banks there is the Düben Heath (Dübener Heide) nature park.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows: the heraldic lion of Saxony the stripes are from the arms of Landsberg (now belonging to the Saalkreis district) the stars are taken from the arms of Eilenburg

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Düben Delitzsch Eilenburg Schkeuditz Taucha	Doberschütz Jesewitz Krostitz Laußig Löbnitz Neukyhna	Rackwitz Schönwölkau Wiedemar Zschepplin Zwochau

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (German)
• Dueben Heath Nature Park Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (German)