Kamenz (district)

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Kamenz (district)

Kamenz was a Kreis (district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
) in the north-east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts were (from north clockwise) Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Oberspreewald-Lausitz is a Kreis in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Dahme-Spreewald, Spree-Nei?e, the districts Kamenz and Riesa-Gro?enhain in Saxony, and the district Elbe-Elster....
, Spree-Neiße

Spree-Neiße

Spree-Nei?e is a Kreis in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Kamenz in Saxony, the districts Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree....
, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis was the easternmost Kreis of the Free State of Saxony and Germany. Neighboring districts were L?bau-Zittau, Bautzen , Kamenz and the district Spree-Nei?e in Brandenburg....
, Bautzen

Bautzen (district)

Bautzen is a district in the Free State of Saxony in Germany including the former districts of Bischofswerda and Kamenz. It is bounded by the Czech Republic, the district of S?chsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, the district-free city Dresden and the districts of Mei?en and G?rlitz ....
- Budyšin, Sächsische Schweiz

Sächsische Schweiz

The S?chsische Schweiz is a former district in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were Wei?eritzkreis, the district-free city Dresden and the districts Kamenz and Bautzen ....
, the district-free city Dresden

Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....
- Drježdzany, and the districts Meißen and Riesa-Großenhain

Riesa-Großenhain

Riesa-Gro?enhain was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts ofElbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg, Kamenz , Mei?en , D?beln and Torgau-Oschatz....
. The district-free city Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda is a town in the Germany Bundesland of Free State of Saxony. It is located in Lusatia, a region where many people speak the Sorbian languages in addition to German language....
was completely surrounded by the district.

district was formed in 1994 from the previous Kamenz district, the northern parts of the Dresden-Land district, around Radeberg

Radeberg

Radeberg is a small town located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. The company Elektronik Radeberg GmbH, formerly well known in East Germany for the production of portable television sets, is located there....
, and the Hoyerswerda district, except the town of Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda

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Kamenz was a Kreis (district

District

Germany

Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Spree-Neiße

Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

Bautzen (district)

Sächsische Schweiz

Dresden

Riesa-Großenhain

Hoyerswerda

History

The district was formed in 1994 from the previous Kamenz district, the northern parts of the Dresden-Land district, around Radeberg

Radeberg

Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda is a town in the Germany Bundesland of Free State of Saxony. It is located in Lusatia, a region where many people speak the Sorbian languages in addition to German language....
, which became a district-free city. From 1994 to 1996 it was called Westlausitz - Dresdner Land, but then renamed to Kamenz again. In August 2008, the Kamenz district and Hoyerswerda were merged into the district of Bautzen

Bautzen (district)

Geography

The two major rivers in the district were the Spree

Spree

The Spree is a river in Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany and in ?st? nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Havel river and is approximately in length....
and the Schwarze Elster

Schwarze Elster

The Schwarze Elster is a 179 km long river in eastern Germany, in the states Free State of Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, right tributary of the Elbe....
(Black Elster).

Partnerships

Since December 14, 1990 the district had a partnership with the district Alzey-Worms

Alzey-Worms

Alzey-Worms is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the district Gro?-Gerau , the city of Worms, Germany and the districts of Bad D?rkheim , Donnersbergkreis, Bad Kreuznach and Mainz-Bingen....
in Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
.

Coat of arms

The colors of the coat of arms are those of the Upper Lusatia

Lusatia

Lusatia is a historical region between the B?br and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe in the eastern German states of Free State of Saxony and Brandenburg and south-western Poland ....
. The black wing on the right side is the symbol of the Lords of Kamenz. The linden

Tilia

Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia , Europe and eastern North America; it is not native to western North America....
leaf in the top if the left half stands for the Sorbian

Sorbs

Sorbs also known as Wends, Lusatian Sorbs or Lusatian Serbs, are a Slavic peoples people settled in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland....
minority. The wavy line below symbolizes the three rivers Röder, 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 Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a Germany writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era....
.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bernsdorf Elstra Elstra Elstra is a town in the Bautzen , in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 kilometres southeast of Kamenz, and 34 kilometres northeast of Dresden.... Großröhrsdorf Großröhrsdorf Gro?r?hrsdorf is a town in the Bautzen , in the eastern part of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Bischofswerda, and 22 km northeast of Dresden.... Kamenz Kamenz Kamenz is a Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany, with a population of 18,243, and is part of the Bautzen . The town is located about 40 km northeast of Dresden and about 30 km northwest of Bautzen.... Königsbrück Königsbrück K?nigsbr?ck is a town in the Bautzen , in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Kamenz, and 27 km northeast of Dresden.... Lauta Lauta Lauta is a town in the Bautzen , in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 10 km west of Hoyerswerda, and 10 km southeast of Senftenberg.... Pulsnitz Pulsnitz Pulsnitz is a town in the Bautzen , in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km southwest of Kamenz, and 24 km northeast of the centre of Dresden.... Radeberg Radeberg Radeberg is a small town located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. The company Elektronik Radeberg GmbH, formerly well known in East Germany for the production of portable television sets, is located there.... Wittichenau Wittichenau Wittichenau is a bilingual town in the Bautzen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 km south of Hoyerswerda....	Arnsdorf Arnsdorf Arnsdorf is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Bretnig-Hauswalde Bretnig-Hauswalde Bretnig-Hauswalde is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Crostwitz Crostwitz Crostwitz, in Sorbian language Chr?scicy, is a village and municipality in the center of the Germany Bautzen in Saxony. It belongs to Upper Lusatia and is one of the centres of the Sorbs area in Saxony.... Elsterheide Elsterheide Elsterheide, in Sorbian language Hal?trowska hola, is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Großnaundorf Großnaundorf Gro?naundorf is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Haselbachtal Haselbachtal Haselbachtal is a municipality in the Districts of Germany of Bautzen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany with a population of 4,648. It consists of the villages Bischheim, H?slich, Gersdorf, M?hrsdorf, Reichenau, and Reichenbach.... Laußnitz Laußnitz Lau?nitz is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Lichtenberg Lichtenberg, Kamenz Lichtenberg is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Lohsa Lohsa Lohsa is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Nebelschütz Nebelschütz Nebelsch?tz, in Sorbian language Njebjelcicy, is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Neukirch Neukirch, Kamenz Neukirch is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Oberlichtenau Oberlichtenau Oberlichtenau is a village and a former municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Pulsnitz....	Ohorn Ohorn Ohorn is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany. Ohorn is a governmentally accredited recreation locality.... Oßling Oßling O?ling is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Ottendorf-Okrilla Ottendorf-Okrilla Ottendorf-Okrilla is a municipality in the Bautzen district, Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 20 km NW of Dresden.... Panschwitz-Kuckau Panschwitz-Kuckau Panschwitz-Kuckau, in Sorbian language Pancicy-Kukow, is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany. It is the site of the well-known monastery Sankt Marienstern.... Ralbitz-Rosenthal Ralbitz-Rosenthal Ralbitz-Rosenthal, in Sorbian language Ralbicy-R?ant, is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany. Rosenthal is a well-known pilgrimage site, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.... Räckelwitz Räckelwitz R?ckelwitz is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.It is located in Upper Lusatia and belongs to the central settlement area of the Sorbs.... Schönteichen Schönteichen Sch?nteichen is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Schwepnitz Schwepnitz Schwepnitz is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Spreetal Spreetal Spreetal is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Steina Steina Steina is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Wachau Wachau, Saxony Wachau is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany.... Wiednitz Wiednitz Wiednitz is a municipality in the Bautzen , in Saxony, Germany....

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