Meißen (district)

This article is about the rural district in Saxony. For the town and seat of the district government, see Meißen.
Meißen
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°13′N 13°31′E / 51.217°N 13.517°E / 51.217; 13.517
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionDresden
CapitalMeißen
Area
 • Total1,452.39 km2 (560.77 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total240,368
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationMEI
Websitehttp://www.kreis-meissen.de

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

Coat of arms

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 municipalities

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

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.

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