District reform of Saxony 1994/1996

The district reform carried out in Saxony in 1994 and 1996 was decided on June 24, 1993 by the Saxon state parliament . The 48 districts and six independent cities in Saxony formed in 1952 were dissolved and 22 new districts and seven independent cities were formed. This administrative structure existed until August 1, 2008, when the Saxony district reform came into force in 2008 .

background

In April 1991 the state government decided to carry out a district reform in Saxony. The aim for the districts to be formed was a minimum size of 125,000 inhabitants.

A first bill was introduced into the legislative process by the state government on June 29, 1992. This was preceded by hearings with the districts and associations concerned. It provided for the formation of six independent cities and 23 districts. As part of the legislative process, the layout of the districts was changed several times. In many cases the end result deviated from the original design.

Some districts subsequently brought an action against the law before the Saxon Constitutional Court. The lawsuits concerned the dissolution of the Dresden-Land district and the formation of the Meißen-Dresden and Saxon Switzerland districts, the dissolution of the Hoyerswerda and Kamenz districts and the formation of the independent city of Hoyerswerda and the Westlausitzkreis, and the dissolution of the Plauen districts , Oelsnitz, Reichenbach, Auerbach and Klingenthal and the formation of an Elstertalkkreis and a Göltzschtalkkreis and around the seat of the district offices of the district of Leipziger Land and the Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis. In June / July 1994 the relevant court rulings were pronounced. Since the court complained that there were in particular deficiencies in the hearing / participation of the plaintiff districts in the legislative process, the law was partially declared null and void. The state government was thus forced to improve the district reform through three amendment laws.

Amendment laws

• 1. District Reform Amendment Act of 6 September 1995

concerns the changes in the districts of Meißen-Radebeul and Westlausitz-Dresdner Land.

• 2nd District Area Reform Amendment Act of 6 September 1995

concerns the formation of the Vogtlandkreis

• 3rd District Reform Amendment Act of 23 May 1996

concerns the district seat of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District

Circle structure

As a result of the district reform, the following districts were newly formed on August 1, 1994:

Surname	Headquarters of the district office	consisting of	Legal successor of	Remarks
District of Annaberg	Annaberg-Buchholz	all municipalities of the previous district of Annaberg ; the communities Ehrenfriedersdorf , Gelenau , Herold , Jahnsbach and Thum of the district of Zschopau	District of Annaberg
Bautzen district	Bautzen	all municipalities of the previous district of Bautzen ; the communities Bischofswerda , Buehlau , Burkau , Demitz-Thumitz , Frankenthal , Goldbach , Großdrebnitz , Großharthau , Naundorf , Neukirch / Lausitz , Pohla , Putzkau , Rammenau , Ringenhain , Rothnaußlitz , Schmiedefeld , Schmölln , Schönbrunn , Seeligstadt , Steinigtwolmsdorf , Tröbigau , Uhyst on Taucher and Weifa of the district of Bischofswerda ; the communities of Hermsdorf / Spree and Steinitz of the district of Hoyerswerda, the communities of Breitendorf , Cunewalde and Weigsdorf-Köblitz of the district of Löbau	District of Bautzen District of Bischofswerda	Through the 1st Amendment Act, the parts of the district of Hoyerswerda became part of the new district of Westlausitz-Dresdner Land.
District of Chemnitzer Land	Glauchau	the communities in the Glauchau district with the exception of the communities Dennheritz and Schlunzig ; all communities in the Hohenstein-Ernstthal district ; the communities of Bräunsdorf , Grüna , KÄNDER , Limbach-Oberfrohna , Mittelbach , Niederfrohna , Pleißa and Röhrsdorf in the district of Chemnitz ;	Chemnitz district Glauchau district Hohenstein-Ernstthal district
Delitzsch district	Delitzsch	all municipalities of the previous district of Delitzsch ; Municipalities of the district of Eilenburg with the exception of the municipalities Audenhain , Mockrehna , Schöna , Strelln , Wildenhain and Wildschütz	District of Delitzsch District of Eilenburg
Elstertal district	Plauen	all communities in the district of Plauen ; all communities in the district of Oelsnitz ; the communities of Breitenfeld , Erlbach , Gunzen , Landwüst , Markneukirchen , Schilbach , Schöneck , Wernitzgrün and Wohlhausen of the district of Klingenthal	District of Oelsnitz (planned) District of Plauen (planned)	Due to the judgment of the constitutional court, the formation of the district did not materialize. With the 2nd Amendment Act on January 1, 1996, the Vogtlandkreis was formed from the districts of Plauen, Oelsnitz, Klingenthal, Reichenbach and Auerbach.
Freiberg district	Freiberg	all communities in the district of Brand-Erbisdorf ; all communities in the Freiberg district ; the municipality of Euba from the district of Chemnitz ; the communities in the district of Flöha with the exception of the communities Altenhain , Borstendorf , Dittmannsdorf , Grünhainichen and Mühlbach ; the communities of Neuhausen and Niedersaida in the Marienberg district	Brand-Erbisdorf district, Flöha district, Freiberg district
Göltzschtalkkreis	Auerbach / Vogtl.	all communities of the previous district of Auerbach ; all municipalities of the previous Reichenbach district ; the communities Hammerbrücke , Klingenthal , Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz , Muldenberg , Tannenbergsthal and Zwota of the district of Klingenthal	District of Auerbach District of Klingenthal District of Reichenbach	Due to the judgment of the constitutional court, the formation of the district did not materialize. With the 2nd Amendment Act on January 1, 1996, the Vogtlandkreis was formed from the districts of Plauen, Oelsnitz, Klingenthal, Reichenbach and Auerbach.
District of Leipziger Land	Borna	all municipalities of the previous district of Leipzig ; all communities in the Borna district with the exception of Steinbach ; all communities in the district of Geithain with the exception of the communities Ballendorf , Breitenborn , Buchheim , Bad Lausick , Ebersbach , Langenleuba-Oberhain and Niedersteinbach	Borna district Geithain district Leipzig district
District of Meissen-Dresden	Meissen	the municipalities of the district of Dresden with the exception of the municipality of Schönfeld-Weißig ; all communities in the district of Meißen ; the communities of Helbigsdorf and Wilsdruff of the Freital district (only until 1998)	District of Dresden District of Meissen	Due to the judgment of the Constitutional Court, the district could only be formed on January 1, 1996. It did not include all the municipalities of the previous district of Dresden and was named the district of Meißen-Radebeul . On January 1, 1997, the name was changed to the district of Meißen .
Middle Erzgebirgskreis	Marienberg	the communities of the district of Marienberg with the exception of the communities of Neuhausen and Niedersaida ; the communities of the district of Zschopau with the exception of the communities Ehrenfriedersdorf , Gelenau , Herold , Jahnsbach and Thum ; the communities of Dittersdorf and Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain in the Chemnitz district ; the communities of Borstendorf , Dittmannsdorf and Grünhainichen in the district of Flöha	Marienberg district Zschopau district
Mittweida district	Mittweida	all communities in the district of Hainichen ; all communities in the Rochlitz district with the exception of Erlbach , Hausdorf and Lastau ; the communities of Auerswalde , Burgstädt , Claußnitz , Diethensdorf , Garnsdorf , Hartmannsdorf , Köthensdorf-Reitzenhain , Markersdorf bei Burgstädt , Mohsdorf , Mühlau , Niederlichtenau , Oberlichtenau , Taura bei Burgstädt and Wittgensdorf of the Chemnitz district ; the communities Altenhain and Mühlbach in the district of Flöha ; the communities of Breitenborn , Langenleuba-Oberhain and Niedersteinbach of the district of Geithain	District of Hainichen District of Rochlitz
Muldentalkreis	Grimma	all communities in the district of Grimma ; all communities in the district of Wurzen ; the communities of Ballendorf , Buchheim , Bad Lausick and Ebersbach in the district of Geithain ; the communities of Erlbach , Hausdorf and Lastau in the Rochlitz district ; the municipality of Steinbach in the Borna district	Grimma district ; Wurzen district
Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District	Görlitz from June 16, 1996: Niesky	all communities in the Görlitz district with the exception of Altbernsdorf , Dittersbach , Kiesdorf , Leuba , Ostritz and Schönau-Berzdorf on the property ; all municipalities in the Niesky district ; all municipalities of the district of Weißwasser ; the communities Mönau and Uhyst in the district of Hoyerswerda (as of January 1, 1996); the municipality of Zoblitz in the district of Löbau (as of January 1, 1994)	District of Görlitz District of Niesky District of Weißwasser	With the 3rd Amendment Act, Niesky was established as the district seat. The change took effect on June 16, 1996.
Riesa-Grossenhain district	Grossenhain	all communities in the district of Großenhain ; all communities in the Riesa district	Riesa district Grossenhain district
Saxon Upper Lusatia District	Zittau	all municipalities in the district of Löbau with the exception of Breitendorf , Cunewalde , Weigsdorf-Köblitz and Zoblitz ; all municipalities in the district of Zittau ; the communities Altbernsdorf , Dittersbach , Kiesdorf , Leuba , Ostritz and Schönau-Berzdorf on the property of the district of Görlitz	Löbau district Zittau district	The district was renamed the Löbau-Zittau district on January 1, 1995 .
Saxon Switzerland district	Pirna	all municipalities in the district of Pirna ; all municipalities in the district of Sebnitz (including the municipality of Lauterbach , which was incorporated from the district of Bischofswerda to Stolpen on January 1, 1994 )	District of Pirna District of Sebnitz	The 1st Amendment Act gave the district the municipality of Schönfeld-Weißig of the Dresden district.
Stollberg district	Stollberg / Erzgeb.	all municipalities of the previous district of Stollberg ; the municipality of Zwönitz in the Aue district ; the communities of Adorf / Erzgebirge , Burkhardtsdorf , Einsiedel , Kemtau , Klaffenbach , Neukirchen / Erzgebirge of the Chemnitz district	Stollberg district
Torgau-Oschatz district	Torgau	all municipalities of the Torgau district ; all communities in the district of Oschatz ; the communities Audenhain , Mockrehna , Schöna , Strelln , Wildenhain and Wildschütz of the district of Eilenburg	District of Oschatz District of Torgau
Weißeritzkreis	Dippoldiswalde	all communities in the district of Dippoldiswalde ; all communities in the Freital district (initially excluding Helbigsdorf and Wilsdruff , which were added in 1998)	District of Dippoldiswalde District of Freital
Westerzgebirgskreis	Aue	all municipalities of the Aue district except Zwönitz ; all municipalities of the district of Schwarzenberg	Aue district Schwarzenberg district	The name of the district was changed by a district council resolution on January 1, 1995 to Aue-Schwarzenberg district .
Westlausitzkreis	Kamenz	all municipalities in the Kamenz district ; all municipalities of the district of Hoyerswerda with the exception of the municipalities of Hermsdorf / Spree , Hoyerswerda (now independent), Mönau , Steinitz and Uhyst ; the communities of Bretnig-Hauswalde , Großröhrsdorf , Kleinröhrsdorf , Lichtenberg , Ohorn and Pulsnitz in the district of Bischofswerda	District of Hoyerswerda District of Kamenz	Due to the judgment of the Constitutional Court, the district could only be formed on January 1, 1996. It was named the district of Westlausitz-Dresdner Land . The district received parts of the former district of Dresden . On April 1, 1996, the name was changed to the district of Kamenz .
District of Zwickauer Land	Werdau	all communities in the district of Werdau ; all communities in the Zwickau district ; the communities Dennheritz and Schlunzig in the district of Glauchau	District of Werdau District of Zwickau

In addition, the independent cities of Chemnitz , Dresden , Görlitz , Hoyerswerda (from January 1, 1996), Leipzig , Plauen and Zwickau were formed.

The district of Döbeln was not affected by the district reform.

Web links

• Electronic documentation and archive system (EAS) of the Saxon State Parliament The processes are under the printed matter 1/2056 (law), 2/536 (1st amendment law), 2/813 (2nd amendment law) and 2/420 (3rd amendment law) to find.
• Text of the District Reform Act