List of major district towns in Saxony

Location of the 52 major district towns in Saxony

The major district towns in Saxony are district towns within the Free State that have a special municipal legal status.

Overview

There are 52 large district towns in the Free State of Saxony . The large district towns were given their special status, which includes certain additional responsibilities compared to the other municipalities belonging to the district, through conferment by the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior .

There are several reasons why Saxony can be awarded the title of Large District Town. On the one hand, it can be related to a territorial reform . Thus, independent cities were downgraded by law by incorporation into a district to large district towns belonging to the district. Furthermore, district towns can be declared large district towns by being incorporated into another district, provided that they lose the seat of the district office ( district seat ) upon integration . On the other hand, a municipality in Saxony can apply to the state government for the status of large district town and ultimately obtain it if it has more than 17,500 inhabitants and can properly perform the tasks associated with the status with its productivity and administrative capacity. If the population drops below this limit after the award, the city still retains the status of a major district town. Until 2008, a population of 20,000 was the minimum limit.

The awards increased particularly in connection with the two district reforms of 1994/1996 and 2008 . Since 2009, all district towns in Saxony (seat of the district office) have also been major district towns. In addition, all Saxon cities with more than 17,500 inhabitants (with the exception of the independent cities of Dresden , Leipzig and Chemnitz ) have the status of a large district town. 31 cities have the status due to the loss of the district seat, four cities as former independent cities and 17 cities because they have more than 17,500 inhabitants (up to 2008: more than 20,000 inhabitants). Only two former district towns in Saxony are not large district towns: Rothenburg / Oberlausitz , which had already lost its district seat in 1945, and Hainichen . About half of the large district towns in Saxony (28 of 52) are small towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. The other 24 major district towns are medium- sized towns , three of which are large medium-sized towns with more than 50,000 inhabitants (Zwickau, Plauen and Görlitz).

Legend

• Coat of arms: Shows the city arms of the large district town.
• Name: gives the name of the major district town. If it is in the Sorbian settlement area , the Upper Sorbian name of the major district town is also given in brackets .
• Effective date : states the date on which the appointment as a major district town became effective.
• Reason: Indicates which of the conditions for the award of the title the major district town has met. Events that would also have been decisive are added afterwards in brackets.
• Center: Indicates whether it is an upper , middle or lower center .
• Population: Indicates the number of residents who are registered with their main residence in the major district town as of December 31, 2019 .
• District seat : Indicates whether the seat of the respective district is located in the major district town.
• County: Indicates the county in which the major district town is located.
• Map: Shows the location of the large district town (red) within the respective district (dark gray) in Saxony (gray).

Large district towns in Saxony

coat of arms	Surname	Effective date	reason	center	of inhabitants number	Circular seat	district	map
	Annaberg- Buchholz	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants	Middle center	19,619	Yes	Erzgebirgskreis
	Aue-Bad Schlema	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Part of a central city ​​network	20,353	No	Erzgebirgskreis
	Auerbach / Vogtl.	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994/95	Part of a central city ​​network	18,237	No	Vogtland district
	Bautzen ( Budyšin )	January 1, 1995	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947)	Upper central city association	38,425	Yes	Bautzen
	Bischofswerda	April 1, 1998	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	10,938	No	Bautzen
	Borna	October 1, 1994	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Middle center	19,118	Yes	Leipzig
	Brand-Erbisdorf	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	9,337	No	Central Saxony
	Coswig	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants	Middle center	20,739	No	Meissen
	Crimmitschau	October 1, 1994	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947)	Middle center	18,350	No	Zwickau
	Delitzsch	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants (loss of the district seat in 2008)	Middle center	24,823	No	North Saxony
	Dippoldiswalde	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	14,310	No	Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains
	Chub	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Middle center	23,583	No	Central Saxony
	Eilenburg	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Middle center	15,557	No	North Saxony
	Flea	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	10,696	No	Central Saxony
	Freiberg	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947)	Middle center	40,657	Yes	Central Saxony
	Freital	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Middle center	39,703	No	Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains
	Geithain	January 1, 2020	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	6,858	No	Leipzig
	Glauchau	October 1, 1994	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947, loss of the district seat in 2008)	Middle center	22,233	No	Zwickau
	Goerlitz	August 1, 2008	Loss of special status independent city ​​in 2008	Upper central city association	55,980	Yes	Goerlitz
	Grimma	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	28.173	No	Leipzig
	Grossenhain	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	18.199	No	Meissen
	Hohenstein- Ernstthal	May 1, 1995	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Part of a central city ​​network	14,527	No	Zwickau
	Hoyerswerda ( Wojerecy )	August 1, 2008	Loss of special status independent city ​​in 2008 (district seat until 1994)	Upper central city association	32,405	No	Bautzen
	Kamenz ( Kamjenc )	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	16,914	No	Bautzen
	Klingenthal	August 8, 2019	Loss of the district seat in 1994/95	Sub-center	8,184	No	Vogtland district
	Limbach- Oberfrohna	October 1, 1994	> 20,000 inhabitants	Middle center	23,895	No	Zwickau
	Löbau	January 1, 2000	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Middle center	14,456	No	Goerlitz
	Marienberg	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	16,906	No	Erzgebirgskreis
	Markkleeberg	September 1, 2000	> 20,000 inhabitants	Middle center	24,748	No	Leipzig
	Meissen	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947)	Middle center	28,282	Yes	Meissen
	Mittweida	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Middle center	14,475	No	Central Saxony
	Niesky	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	9,343	No	Goerlitz
	Oelsnitz / Vogtl.	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994/95	Middle center	10,951	No	Vogtland district
	Oschatz	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Middle center	14,098	No	North Saxony
	Pirna	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947)	Middle center	38,422	Yes	Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains
	Plauen	August 1, 2008	Loss of special status independent city ​​in 2008	Upper center	64,597	Yes	Vogtland district
	Radeberg	January 1, 2009	> 17,500 inhabitants	Middle center	18,565	No	Bautzen
	Radebeul	March 1, 1995	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947)	Middle center	33,894	No	Meissen
	Reichenbach in Vogtland	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat 1994/95 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Middle center	20,487	No	Vogtland district
	Riesa	October 1, 1994	Loss of the district seat in 1994 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Middle center	29,754	No	Meissen
	Rochlitz	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	5,710	No	Central Saxony
	Schkeuditz	January 1, 2009	> 17,500 inhabitants	Middle center	18,312	No	North Saxony
	Schwarzenberg / Erzgeb.	November 1, 2000	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Part of a central city ​​network	16,447	No	Erzgebirgskreis
	Sebnitz	January 1, 1995	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	9,461	No	Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains
	Stollberg / Erzgeb.	August 1, 2008	Loss of the district seat in 2008	Middle center	11,300	No	Erzgebirgskreis
	Torgau	January 1, 2009	> 17,500 inhabitants	Middle center	19,883	Yes	North Saxony
	Weißwasser / Upper Lusatia ( Běła Woda )	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Middle center	15,886	No	Goerlitz
	Werdau	April 1, 1997	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947, loss of the district seat in 2008)	Middle center	20,623	No	Zwickau
	Spice up	April 1, 1997	Loss of the district seat in 1994 ( city ​​district until 1947)	Middle center	16,209	No	Leipzig
	Zittau	January 1, 1996	> 20,000 inhabitants ( urban district until 1947, loss of the district seat in 2008)	Middle center	25,086	No	Goerlitz
	Zschopau	January 1, 1999	Loss of the district seat in 1994	Sub-center	9,170	No	Erzgebirgskreis
	Zwickau	August 1, 2008	Loss of special status independent city ​​in 2008	Upper center	88,690	Yes	Zwickau

See also

• List of district cities with special status in Germany
• List of administrative districts and cities in Saxony
• List of cities and municipalities in Saxony
• List of the upper and middle centers in Saxony

Web links

• Spatial categories, axes and central locations (spatial structure map 2013) (PDF, 0.4 MB), regional development: spatial structure

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Saxon district area Reorganization Act (SächsKrGebNG) § 9. In: REVOSax. Retrieved August 10, 2020 . 
2. ↑ SächsGemO § 3 (2). Current version of the municipal code for the Free State of Saxony . In: REVOSax. Retrieved August 10, 2020 . 
3. ↑ SächsGemO § 3 (2). Historical version, was valid from November 25, 2007 to July 31, 2008. In: REVOSax. Retrieved August 10, 2020 . 
4. ↑ The Borna district became part of the newly formed district of Leipziger Land in 1994 . The district seat was initially in Leipzig. Since January 1st 1999 Borna is again the district seat.