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Kamenz (district)
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{{Infobox German district|
name=Kamenz|
state=Saxony|
capital=
Kamenz|
regierungsbezirk=
Dresden (region) Dresden|
area=1,340.34|
population=154,954|
population_as_of=2001|
density=116|
carsign=KM|
url=http://www.lra-kamenz.de|
map=saxony_km.png
}}
'''Kamenz''' (Lusatian: Kamjenc) is a Kreis (
district) in the north-east of
Saxony,
Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)
Oberspreewald-Lausitz,
Spree-Neiße,
Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis,
Bautzen (district) Bautzen,
Sächsische Schweiz, the district-free city
Dresden, and the districts
Meißen (district) Meißen and
Riesa-Großenhain. The district-free city
Hoyerswerda is completely surrounded by the district.
History
The district was formed in
1994 from the previous Kamenz district, the northern parts of the Dresden-Land district, around
Radeberg, and the Hoyerswerda district, except the town of
Hoyerswerda, which became a district-free city. From 1994 to
1996 it was called ''Westlausitz - Dresdner Land'', but then renamed to ''Kamenz'' again.
Geography
The two major rivers in the district are the
Spree and the
Schwarze Elster (''Black Elster'').
Partnerships
Since
December 14,
1990 the district has a partnership with the district
Alzey-Worms in
Rhineland-Palatinate.
Coat of arms
{|
|- valign=top
||
Image:de kamenz coat.png.html">Lusatia
Upper Lusatia. The black wing on the right side is the symbol of the Lords of Kamenz. The
Tilia linden leaf in the top if the left half stands for the
Sorbs minority. The wavy line below symbolizes the three rivers Roeder, Elster and Spree. The three rings in the bottom symbolize the unification of the three previous districts, the symbol was taken from the play "Nathan der Weise" by
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Lessing.
|}
Towns and municipalities
{|
! align=left width=33%|Towns
! align=left width=33%|
Amt (political division) Verwaltungsverbände
! align=left width=33%|free municipalities
|- valign=top
||
#
Bernsdorf¹
#
Elstra
#
Großröhrsdorf¹
#
Kamenz¹
#
Königsbrück¹
#
Lauta¹
#
Pulsnitz¹
#
Wittichenau
¹ administrated inside a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
||
#
Am Klosterwasser
#Bernsdorf
#Großröhrsdorf
#Kamenz
#Königsbrück
#Lauta
#Pulsnitz
||
#
Arnsdorf
#
Elsterheide
#
Haselbachtal
#
Lohsa
#
Oßling
#
Ottendorf-Okrilla
#
Schwepnitz
#
Spreetal
#
Wachau, Saxony Wachau
|}
External links
-
Official website (German)
{{Germany districts saxony}}
Category:Districts of Saxony
de:Landkreis Kamenz
eo:Subdistrikto Kamenz
nl:Kamenz (district)
pl:Powiat Kamenz
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