Leipziger Land

Leipziger Land
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Leipzig
Disbanded	2008-08-01
Capital	Borna
Area
• Total	752.2 km2 (290.4 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	145,600
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	L
Website	www.landkreis-leipzigerland.de

Leipziger Land was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.

It was southwest of the city of Leipzig. Leipzig City has its own government.

History

The district was formed in 1994 by joining the old districts of Leipzig, Borna and Geithain.

The area south of Leipzig City is a big lignite mining area. It will be turned lakeland in the near future. The lignite made the Leipzig area the biggest industrial part of East Germany.

Coat of arms

The lion to the right is the symbol of the Counts of Meißen, the vertical blue stripes (called pales in heraldry) in the bottom are the symbol of Landsberg. Both symbols are also in the coat of arms of the city of Leipzig. In the left a wavy line on green ground is for the river Weiße Elster.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Böhlen Borna Frohburg Geithain Groitzsch Kitzscher Kohren-Sahlis Markkleeberg Markranstädt Pegau Regis-Breitingen Rötha Zwenkau	Deutzen Elstertrebnitz Espenhain Eulatal Großpösna Kitzen Lobstädt Narsdorf Neukieritzsch

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine (German)