Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

The county Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains is a district in the south of Saxony, which extends over the area south of Dresden to the Czech border.

  • 4.1 Cities and towns
  • 4.2 Management Communities
  • 5.1 Economics
  • 5.2 traffic

Geography

The county Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains is located south of the state capital Dresden. Adjacent areas are the Czech Ústí nad Labem Region in the east and south, the county agent in the West Saxony, Dresden and Meissen in the north of the county, as well as in the northeastern district of Bautzen. The core area of the circle containing the eponymous region Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains and its foothills, in the northeast as well as the foothills of the Lusatian Highlands. Through the middle of the circle, the Elbe runs. The lowest point of the circle is located on the River Elbe at the border to Dresden with 109 m, the highest point is 905 m with the Bald Mountain near Cínovec.

The west of the county is located in the Eastern Ore Mountains and its foothills, in the catchment area of the Red and Wild Weißeritz that still unite in the district for Weißeritz.

Resulting from the hull surfaces of the panel plaice is the landscape of the valleys mostly from high areas under agrarian and forest use. To the south, to the Kamm the altitude is constantly increasing. Distinctive landmarks form of Landsberg at Pohrsdorf, the wind mountain in Freital, the Golberoder Zughübel with the Babisnauer poplar, the mountains of Karsdorfer fault with the Wilisch, the Luchberg at Luchau and Geisingberg.

Known standing waters are used as a tourist Malter Dam and the required for drinking water reservoirs Lehnmühle and Klingenberg. In Lauenstein to 2006 was the retention basin Müglitztal. Significant forest areas of the west of the circle are the Tharandter forest, the Dippoldiswalder the heath and forest district Bärenfels. The geographic center of Saxony is located in Tharandter forest near the spa town of Hartha.

The east of the county is characterized by the Saxony Switzerland with the Elbe Valley. The Saxon Switzerland goes further east in the Lusatian mountains and west of the Erzgebirge. Distinctive landmarks are here Zschirnstein the Great and the Great Winterberg.

History

The county Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains was formed as a result of the district reform on 1 August 2008 by the merger of the formed at the district reform in 1994 counties Saxon Switzerland and Weißeritzkreis. The name of the new district was controversial at the government and people. The proposed by the Interior Ministry Name "Elbe - Weißeritz Circle " was rejected by a majority of the county councils, "Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains " appeared to many is too long.

As the seat of the district administration Pirna was determined. Dippoldiswalde, the county seat of Weißeritz circle was large district. In order for the cities Pirna, Dippoldiswalde, Freital and Sebnitz the special district town. In all major district towns are citizens of the district administration offices. The license plate was also taken over by the county Saxon Switzerland, after the efforts of an indicator that is derived from the county name failed. As part of the license plate liberalization three qualities that former counties are in the area of the district since November 2012 re-issued on request: DW ( license plate of the county Dippoldiswalde and Weißeritz circle ), FTL ( license plate of the county Freital ) and SEB ( License Plate of the district Sebnitz ).

On 1 January 2011 mean an end to the neighboring town of Altenberg Geising, if it came with 145.81 km ² area largest municipality of the district. Since January 2009, the sun stone castle was renovated landmark status in Pirna and converted to the seat of the district administration. In December 2011, the renovations were completed, as of 19 December 2011, is the county seat on the sun stone. On January 1, 2012 Porsch village was to Bad Schandau and on 1 October 2012, the community was incorporated Kirnitzschtal to Sebnitz. The administrative community Sebnitz was dissolved with it. Another area of ​​change was made on 31 December 2012, they included the formation of the community Klingenberg from Höckendorf and Pretzschendorf. On this occasion, the management community has been renamed.

Policy

District and county council

In the Saxon municipal election on June 8, 2008, the former District Administrator of the Saxon Switzerland, Michael Geisler (CDU ) was able to prevail in the first round with 52.4 % of the vote against five other candidates, and thus became the first Chief Executive of the newly formed district.

In the district council, the CDU, with 38 seats, the significantly strongest force in front of the left with 16 seats. SPD and Alliance 90/The Greens have come together to form a common fraction SPD / Green.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "Through a bent- silver tip, which diagonally crossed a black hammer and a black mallet, split; diagonally right forward into green silver wave beams; back in gold and red reinforced bezungter black lion. "

The colors white and green in this case have axes out of the Meissner lion on the historical affiliation with the Margraviate of Meissen. The white wave band symbolizes the flow of wealth, the green of the forest wealth of the district. Hammer and chisel are a reference to the traditional mining and until today formative industrialization.

The coat of arms was designed by the Freitaler Wolfgang Burkhardt. The three-part basic form of the emblem resembles the coat of arms of the old Weißeritz circle, which also includes the Meissner Lion and mallet and iron stem. The white- green wave band was the coat of arms of the former district of Saxon Switzerland. The county coat of arms was approved on 13 November 2008. The associated coat of arms Statute entered into force on 26 November 2008.

Administrative divisions

Cities and Towns

The county Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains was established in December 31, 2012 from 36 municipalities, including 19 cities. Four cities are " large district towns ". The city with the largest population in the district is Freital ( 38 757 inhabitants), followed by the county town of Pirna with 37 668 inhabitants. The most populous municipality is Bannewitz with 10,425 inhabitants. Least inhabitants Rathen ( 357 inhabitants). At the same time Rathen is the smallest municipality in the district area. With 40 times the area Rathens the city has Altenberg the largest share of county area. ( Population figures from December 31, 2012)

Cities

Communities

Management Communities

In the county, several municipalities have made a total of nine administrative communities.

  • Administration Community Altenberg with the member communities Altenberg and Hermsdorf / Erzgeb.
  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Gottleuba- Berggießhübel with the member municipalities Bad Gottleuba- Berggießhübel, Bahretal and lovers city
  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Schandau Bad Schandau with the member communities, Rathsmannsdorf and Reinhardt -Schöna
  • Administration Community Dohna- Müglitztal with the member communities Dohna (VG - seat) and Müglitztal
  • Administration Community Klingenberg with the member communities Hartmannsdorf -Reichenau and Klingenberg
  • Administration Community Königstein / Saxon. Sister with the member communities Gohrisch, Königstein ( Saxon Switzerland ), Rathen, Rosenthal Bielatal and Struppen
  • Administration Community Lohmen / Wehlen with the member communities Lohmen (VG - seat) and Wehlen
  • Administration Community Pirna with the member communities Dohma and Pirna
  • Administration Community Tharandt with the member communities Dorfhain and Tharandt

Until 30 September 2012, the administrative community Sebnitz was with the member communities Kirnitzschtal and Sebnitz.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

The Eastern Ore Mountains was, as the Middle and Western Ore Mountains, strongly influenced by mining. Especially in Doehlen basin developed by the coal mining during the Industrial Revolution, many companies such as the free Herrlich Burgker of coal and ironworks. In Altenberg tin ore was mined. Also worth mentioning is the watch industry in Glashütte. After the large coal reserves were exhausted, there was a large growth in the heavy metal industry. Due to the many issues of the factories there were many places to high pollutant levels. The Saxon Switzerland was supplier of building material for many sandstone buildings in and around Dresden in the Baroque. During the industrialization came here to settlements of factories of many industries.

Today, the Saxon Switzerland is stronger than the Eastern Ore Mountains dominated by tourism. After the fall of many factories were closed or downsized. There are still companies like steel plant in Freital.

In October 2013 9.537 persons were in employment agency Pirna district, which includes the entire county, registered as unemployed. This corresponds to a rate of 7.4 % of the civilian labor force.

Traffic

Through the county's highways 170 (Dresden - Altenberg ), 171 ( Wolkenstein Dippoldiswalde ), 172 (Dresden - Schmilka ) and 173 ( Lichtenfels farm- Chemnitz -Dresden ) and the Federal Highway run 17 (Dresden - Prague) with the six connection points Dresden- Suedvorstadt, Dresden - Prohlis, Heidenau in Sachsen, Pirna, Bahretal and Bad Gottleuba. For a few miles, the federal highway 4 (Erfurt - Görlitz) runs with the service area Dresdner Tor by the district area.

Public transport is handled mainly by the two transport companies OVPs and RVD. Both are members of the Transport Oberelbe.

In rail transport, there are connections across the railway line Dresden- Decin, the S- Bahn line Pirna- Coswig, the railway line Bautzen- Bad Schandau, the railway line Kamenz- Pirna and Dresden railway yard. With the Weißeritztalbahn is also a traveling in daily operation narrow gauge railway line. Another special feature is the Tramway of Kirnitzschtalbahn. The district is connected through Dresdner S- Bahn lines S1, S2 and S3 to the S - Bahn network of Dresden. Furthermore, there is the Euro City Stop Bad Schandau connection to the interurban railways Deutsche Bahn AG.

In Pirna Pratzschwitz there is an airfield. The next major commercial airport is Dresden Airport.

Administrative centre Mittelsachsen Bautzen (district) Kahleberg Windberg (Freital) Altenberg, Saxony Sonnenstein Castle Porschdorf National Democratic Party of Germany Liebstadt Rabenau, Saxony Stadt Wehlen Stolpen Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau Hermsdorf, Saxony Kreischa Rathmannsdorf Kleiner Zschirnstein Heavy metal (chemistry) Lichtenfels, Bavaria Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe Kirnitzschtal Tramway Erzgebirgskreis Leipzig Nordsachsen Zwickau (district) Integrated Authority File
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