List of administrative districts and cities in Saxony

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Landkreis Nordsachsen Leipzig Landkreis Leipzig Landkreis Mittelsachsen Chemnitz Landkreis Zwickau Vogtlandkreis Erzgebirgskreis Landkreis Görlitz Landkreis Bautzen Dresden Landkreis Meißen Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Freistaat Bayern Tschechien Thüringen Sachsen-Anhalt Brandenburg Polen
Counties and cities in Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is subdivided into ten administrative districts and three independent cities . This list of administrative districts and independent cities in Saxony gives a general overview of these including their most important data. The currently valid administrative structure came about with the district reform of August 1, 2008 , in which the previous 22 districts and seven urban districts were restructured.

With an area of ​​18,415.5 square kilometers, Saxony is the tenth largest German state . With a total population of 4,071,971 people (as of December 31, 2019), it is in sixth place. The average population density is 221 inhabitants per square kilometer, which is roughly the national average.

The largest cities in Saxony are the state capital Dresden with 556,780 inhabitants and the trade fair city Leipzig with 593,145 inhabitants.

The most populous area is the Erzgebirgskreis with 334,948 inhabitants, but very few people live in the district of North Saxony . In terms of area, the Bautzen district is the largest with 2,390.7 square kilometers, and the Zwickau district with 949.3 square kilometers is the smallest of the districts of Saxony.

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The following list is structured as follows:

  • District : Name of the district or the independent city. Official Upper Sorbian names are put in italics in brackets. Cities not belonging to a district are indicated one line below.
  • County town : Name of the county town.
  • Coat of arms : Official coat of arms of the district or the independent city.
  • Map : Location map of the district or the independent city within the Free State of Saxony.
  • Motor vehicle : vehicle registration number of the respective regional authority.
  • Population : Population of the respective regional authorities as of December 31, 2019.
  • Area : Area of ​​the respective regional authorities in square kilometers (km²).
  • Density : population density in inhabitants per square kilometer.
  • Notes : further information regarding bordering federal states or neighboring states, special features and the like.
  • Image : A typical image from the region with which the respective regional authority is identified.

Overview

District /
urban district 		County seat coat of arms location Vehicle Pop. Area
(in km²) 		Ew / km² Remarks image
Bautzen
(Budyšin) 		Bautzen Coat of arms of the district of Bautzen Location of the district of Bautzen in the Free State of Saxony BZ, BIW, HY, KM 299,758 2,395.61 125 the largest district in Saxony; borders on the Czech Republic and Brandenburg ;
originated from the districts of Bautzen and Kamenz and the independent city of Hoyerswerda
Old town of Bautzen
Chemnitz
(independent city) 		Coat of arms of the city of Chemnitz Location of the city of Chemnitz in the Free State of Saxony C. 246.334 221.05 1114 was called Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1953 to 1990
Karl Marx Monument
Dresden
(independent city) 		Coat of arms of the city of Dresden Location of the city of Dresden in the Free State of Saxony DD 556.780 328.48 1695 State capital; The largest city in Saxony and second most populous after Leipzig
Inner old town with Frauenkirche, city palace and court church
Erzgebirgskreis Annaberg-Buchholz Coat of arms of the Erzgebirgskreis Location of the Erzgebirgskreis in the Free State of Saxony ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP 334,948 1,827.91 183 most populous district in Saxony; borders on the Czech Republic ; highest mountain ( Fichtelberg ; 1,214.6 m);
arose from the districts of Annaberg , Aue-Schwarzenberg , Stollberg and the Middle Ore Mountains District
Fichtelberghaus on the Fichtelberg
Görlitz
(Zhorjelc) 		Goerlitz Coat of arms of the district of Görlitz Location of the district of Görlitz in the Free State of Saxony GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI 252.725 2,111.41 120 largest lake in Saxony ( Bärwalder See ; 13.0 km²); borders on Poland , the Czech Republic and Brandenburg ;
emerged from the independent city of Görlitz , the district of Löbau-Zittau and the Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis
Fürst-Pückler-Park in Bad Muskau
Leipzig
(independent city) 		Coat of arms of the city of Leipzig Location of the city of Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony L. 593.145 297.8 1992 most populous city in Saxony
Old Town Hall
Leipzig Borna Coat of arms of the district of Leipzig Location of the district of Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony L , BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR 258.139 1,651.3 156 borders on Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia ;
originated from the district of Leipziger Land and the Muldental district
Town hall in Borna
Meissen Meissen Coat of arms of the district of Meissen Location of the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony MEI, GRH, RG, RIE 241.717 1,454.59 166 borders on Brandenburg ;
emerged from the districts of Meißen and Riesa-Großenhain
Albrechtsburg in Meissen
Central Saxony Freiberg Coat of arms of the district of Central Saxony Location of the district of Central Saxony in the Free State of Saxony FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL 304.099 2,116.85 144 borders on the Czech Republic and Thuringia ;
originated from the districts of Döbeln , Freiberg and Mittweida
Historic mine in Freiberg
North Saxony Torgau Coat of arms of the district of North Saxony Location of the district of North Saxony in the Free State of Saxony TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO 197,741 2,028.56 97 most populous district in Saxony; borders on Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt ;
emerged from the districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz
Halle / Leipzig airport
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains Pirna Coat of arms of the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district Location of the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains in the Free State of Saxony PIR, DW, FTL, SEB 245,586 1,654.19 148 borders on the Czech Republic ;
originated from the district of Saxon Switzerland and the Weißeritzkreis
Lilienstein and Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Vogtland district Plauen Coat of arms of the Vogtland district Location of the Vogtlandkreis in the Free State of Saxony V, AE, OVL, PL, RC 225.997 1,412.42 160 borders on the Czech Republic , Bavaria and Thuringia ;
originated in 1996 from the districts of Auerbach , Klingenthal , Oelsnitz , Plauen and Reichenbach ; from 2008 with the independent city of Plauen
Göltzschtalbrücke near Reichenbach
Zwickau Zwickau Coat of arms of the district of Zwickau (?) Location of the district of Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony Z, GC, HOT, WDA 315.002 949.78 332 smallest district in Saxony; greatest population density of all districts of the new federal states; borders on Thuringia ;
emerged from the districts of Chemnitzer Land and Zwickauer Land as well as the independent city of Zwickau
Sachsenring Automobilwerke - home of the Trabant
Free State of Saxony 4,071,971 18,449.96 221

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019  ( help on this ).
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