Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

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Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

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State:	Saxony
Capital:	Niesky } } |- | Area:||1,340.24 km² |- | Inhabitants:||103,469 (2001) |- | pop. density:||77 inh./km² |- | Car identification:||NOL |- | Homepage:||http://www.nol-kreis.de |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#DEFFAD|Map |- |colspan=2 align=center| |} The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) is the eastermost Kreis (district) of Saxony and Germany. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Löbau-Zittau, Bautzen, Kamenz and the district Spree-Neiße in Brandenburg. The district-free city Görlitz is in the east, at the boundary to Poland. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Partnerships 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 External links History The territory of this district was not part of Saxony before World War II; rather, it, along with the city of Görlitz, was a part of German Silesia. When most of Silesia was assigned to Poland after the war, the tiny rump of the Silesian province was integrated into Saxony. The current district was formed in 1994 by merging the previous districts Niesky and Weißwasser, and most part of the district Görlitz. Geography The main river in the district is the Neisse, which also forms the boundary to Poland. The terrain is mostly hilly, with broad valleys. In the past many swamps covered the area, which is now heath areas and many ponds. Partnerships Neustadt (Waldnaab) Schwandorf Zarski (Poland) Semily (Czech Republic) Coat of arms The stone wall in the bottom of the coat of arms is the symbol of the Oberlausitz region, with its three tops symbolizing the three districts which were merged together. The linden leaves symbolize the Sorbs slavic minority. The shield above the wall is the old coat of arms of the Prussian province Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien). Towns and municipalities Towns Verwaltungsverbände free municipalities Bad Muskau¹ Niesky Reichenbach (Oberlausitz)¹ Rothenburg¹ Weißwasser¹ ¹ administrated inside a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Diehsa Weißer Schöps/Neiße Bad Muskau Boxberg/OL Reichenbach Rothenburg (Oberlausitz) Schleife Weißwasser (Oberlausitz) Krauschwitz Kreba-Neudorf Markersdorf Rietschen External links [Official website] (German) Cities and rural districts in the Federal State of Saxony in Germany Cities Chemnitz | Dresden | Görlitz | Hoyerswerda | Leipzig | Plauen | Zwickau Rural districts Annaberg | Aue-Schwarzenberg | Bautzen | Chemnitzer Land | Delitzsch | Döbeln | Freiberg | Kamenz | Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau | Meißen | Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis | Mittweida | Muldentalkreis | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain | Sächsische Schweiz | Stollberg | Torgau-Oschatz | Vogtlandkreis | Weißeritzkreis | Zwickauer Land   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: