Meißen (district)

district of Saxony, Germany
For other uses, see [[:rural district in Saxony]], the town and seat of the district government, and Meißen.

Meißen is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Meißen
District
Coat of arms of Meißen
Coat of arms
Saxony Landkreis Meißen 2008.png
Country Germany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionDresden
CapitalMeißen
Area
 • Total1,452.39 km2 (560.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total259,343
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationMEI
Websitehttp://www.kreis-meissen.de

Coat of armsEdit

  The coat of arms show a lion, the symbol of the counts of Meißen. The coat of arms were granted on November 16, 1992, and again after the enlargement of 1996 on February 20, 1997. It is identical to that of Flanders.

Towns and municipalitiesEdit

Towns Municipalities
  1. Coswig
  2. Gröditz
  3. Großenhain
  4. Lommatzsch
  5. Meißen
  6. Nossen
  7. Radebeul
  8. Radeburg
  9. Riesa
  10. Strehla
  1. Diera-Zehren
  2. Ebersbach
  3. Glaubitz
  4. Hirschstein
  5. Käbschütztal
  6. Ketzerbachtal
  7. Klipphausen
  8. Lampertswalde
  9. Leuben-Schleinitz
  10. Moritzburg
  11. Nauwalde
  12. Niederau
  13. Nünchritz
  2. Priestewitz
  3. Röderaue
  4. Schönfeld
  5. Stauchitz
  6. Tauscha
  7. Thiendorf
  8. Triebischtal
  9. Weinböhla
  10. Weißig am Raschütz
  11. Wildenhain
  12. Wülknitz
  13. Zabeltitz
  14. Zeithain

Other websitesEdit


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