Riesa-Großenhain

Riesa-Großenhain
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Großenhain
Area
• Total	820.51 km2 (316.80 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	120,539
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	RG
Website	http://www.riesa-grossenhain.de

Riesa-Großenhain was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The district was created in 1994 by joining the two previous districts Riesa and Großenhain. It ended in 2008.

Coat of arms

The linden or lime tree branch in the left of the coat of arms symbolizes the nature in the district, and is also a symbol for Riesa as it was present in the coat of arms of Riesa since 1623. The black lion on yellow ground stands for Großenhain, as it is also present in then coat of arms of the city Großenhain. The cogwheel in the bottom symbolizes the industrial tradition of the district, mostly iron and steel production, engineering and textile production.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Gröditz Großenhain Riesa Strehla	Ebersbach Glaubitz Hirschstein Lampertswalde Nauwalde Nünchritz Priestewitz Röderaue Schönfeld	Stauchitz Tauscha Thiendorf Weißig am Raschütz Wildenhain Wülknitz Zabeltitz Zeithain

Other websites

• Official website (German)