Kamenz (district)

The district Kamenz ( Upper Sorbian Wokrjes Kamjenc, from 1 January to 31 March 1996 County Westlausitz Dresden - Land) was an existing up to 2008 County Administrative Reform in Eastern Saxony. Neighboring districts were in the north of the Brandenburg counties Oberspreewald -Lausitz and Spree- Neisse, in the eastern part of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia, in the southeastern district of Bautzen, in the south of the county Saxon Switzerland, in the southwest of the district-free city Dresden and the west by the districts of Meißen and Riesa -Großenhain. The circle was a member of the euro region Neisse.

In the northeastern district area was an enclave in the district-free city Hoyerswerda. As the whole region had to contend with rücklaufigen population due to emigration and low birth rates and the district Kamenz.

History

The district was formed on 1 January 1996 out of the circle Kamenz, which was supplemented by parts of the former counties of Dresden and Hoyerswerda (excluding from 1 January 1996 county-level city Hoyerswerda ). Parts of the former county Bischofswerda were incorporated as early as 1 August 1994. Until 31 March 1996, the new district "County Westlausitz Dresden - Land" was said. Originally Westlausitz circle was provided by the Home Office as a name.

Caused a stir in the spring of 2004, the discharge of the district office of the local government employers.

On 1 August 2008, the district Kamenz with the independent city Hoyerswerda and the district of Bautzen was united to the new district of Bautzen.

Policy

District administrator of the district Kamenz was last Petra Kockert ( CDU).

Council

The 62 seats on the council were distributed last follows the individual parties:

Coat of arms

Designed by Jürgen Zimmermann winner of a contest crest of the district was approved by the regional council of Dresden on February 16, 1998.

Blazon: Split; front in blue with a silver wave beams, about a golden lime leaf, including three 2-1 standing entwined gold rings; back in black gold eagle flight.

Blue and gold as the colors of Upper Lusatia form the foundation on which put the other symbols. The linden leaves as a symbol of sorbent indicates that parts of the circle are in the Sorbian settlement area. The waves are a reference to the rivers of the district ( Large and Small Röder, Schwarze Elster and Spree); during the three rings from the valid to 1952 coat of arms of the old circle Kamenz were taken. They remind us of the message of Lessing's ring parable and also that Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born in Kamenz. They also symbolize the joining of the three different regions of the county ( Kamenz, Hoyerswerda, Dresdner country). The flight of the eagle is a symbol coat of arms of the former lords of Kamenz.

Cities and Towns

( Population figures from December 31, 2006)

Cities

Management communities and local government associations

Management Association at the monastery of water with the member communities

Administration Community Bern village with the member communities

Administration Community Grossroehrsdorf with the member communities:

Administration Community Kamenz- Schönteichen with the member communities:

Administration Community Koenigsbrueck with the member communities

Administration Community Pulsnitz with the member communities

Communities

Swell

Former district in Saxony
Former county at Lausitz
Dissolved in 2008

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