Leipziger Land
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State: | Saxony |
Capital: | Leipzig |
Adm. Region: | Leipzig |
Area: | 752.0 km² |
Inhabitants: | 152,687 (2001) |
pop. density: | 203 inh./km² |
Car identification: | L |
Homepage: | landkreis-leipzigerland.de (http://www.landkreis-leipzigerland.de) |
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Leipziger Land is a district in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Delitzsch, the district-free city Leipzig, Muldentalkreis, Mittweida, the district Altenburger Land in Thuringia, and the districts Burgenlandkreis, Weißenfels and Merseburg-Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt.
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History
The history of the region is influenced by the city of Leipzig. See there for more information.
The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Leipzig, Borna and Geithain.
Geography
The main river of the district is the Weiße Elster (white elster), which also flows through the city of Leipzig itself. The area south of Leipzig is a big lignite day mining area, which will be recultivated as a lakeland in the near future. The lignite also made the area the main industrial area of East Germany.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
Towns | Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | free municipalities |
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External links
- Official website (http://www.landkreis-leipzigerland.de) (German)
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