Meissen (district)
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| State: | Saxony | |||||||||||||||
| Capital: | Meissen
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| Area:||631.69 km²
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| Inhabitants:||152,044 (2001)
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| pop. density:||241 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||MEI
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| Homepage:||http://www.kreis-meissen.de
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HistoryThe district dates back to the Amt Meißen, which was first mentioned in 1334. The district was ruled by the Wettin dynasty. The Margraves of Meissen created the administrative division (Amt) in the 13th century. In 1835 the Amt was converted into an Amtshauptmannschaft, with the area of the current district covered by the Amtshauptmannschaften Meissen, Dresden and Grossenhain. In 1939 these were renamed Landkreise (districts). In the administrative reform of 1952 several municipalities were transferred to the districts of Freiberg and Döbeln. In 1990 the old district borders were restored, and in 1996 parts of the district Dresden-Land were added to the district to give it its current size.GeographyThe main river of the district is the Elbe, which also flows through the city of Meissen.Coat of arms
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