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| State: | Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | Dresden |
| Capital: | Dippoldiswalde |
| Area: | 765 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 124,091 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 162 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | DW |
| Homepage: | http://www.weisseritzkreis.com | Map |
The Wei?ritzkreis is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Freiberg, Mei?n, the district-free city Dresden, S?hsische Schweiz, and to the south it borders the Czech Republic.
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2 Geography 3 Partnerships 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 External links |
History
The district was created in 1994 when the two districts Dippoldiswalde and Freital were merged.
Geography
The district is located in the Ore Mountains, the central part is the Tharandter Wald. The district got its name after the two rivers \Wilde Wei?ritz and Rote Wei?ritz, who merge near Freital into the Wei?ritz river, and then mouths into the Elbe in Dresden. The highest elevation is the Kahleberg with 905 m.
During the flooding in August 2002 the Wei?ritz river had to drain many times the normal amount of water, and did destroy a lot of buildings in the river valley - houses, streets and bridges.
| The blue lines symbolize the two Wei?ritz rivers, and their merging into a single river. The mining symbol in the bottom represents the old ore and coal mining tradition in the Ore Mountains. The tree stands for the rich forests in the district, and the lion to the right is the symbol of Mei?n, as the area historically belonged to the duchy Mei?n. |
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