Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Low Sorbian: Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca) is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

Oberspreewald-Lausitz
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Senftenberg
Area
• Total	1,216.6 km2 (469.7 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	108,263
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	http://www.osl-online.de

Geography

The Spree river runs through the district; along its banks there is the Spreewald, a wooded area and home of several rare animals. The district is part of the historic region of Lusatia.

History

The district was made in 1993 by joining the old districts Calau and Senftenberg and small part of the district Bad Liebenwerda.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a red bull (the symbol of the Lower Lusatia region), for the former district Calau. The city wall in the bottom part is an old symbol of the Upper Lusatia region, and also represents the former district Senftenberg. The shield with a lion is the symbol of the county of Meißen. This is because the municipalities of the Bad Liebenwerda were part of the county.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Calau Großräschen Lauchhammer Lübbenau Schwarzheide Senftenberg Vetschau Amt-free municipalities Schipkau	1. Altdöbern Altdöbern1 Bronkow Luckaitztal Neupetershain Neu-Seeland 2. Ortrand Frauendorf Großkmehlen Kroppen Lindenau Ortrand1, 2 Tettau	3. Ruhland Grünewald Guteborn Hermsdorf Hohenbocka Ruhland1, 2 Schwarzbach
1seat of the Amt; 2town

Other websites

• Official website (in German)