Spree-Neiße
The Spree -Neisse, Lower Wokrejs Sprjewja -Nysa, is a district in the southeast of the state of Brandenburg.
- 6.1 Partner circles
Geography
Neighboring districts are in the northern part of the Oder-Spree district, in the east of the Republic of Poland, in the south the Saxon counties Görlitz and Bautzen, in the west of Oberspreewald -Lausitz and the northwest of the district of Dahme -Spreewald. The Spree -Neisse completely encloses the district-free city of Cottbus.
History
The Spree -Neisse was created on 6 December 1993 as part of the district reform in Brandenburg from the former districts of Cottbus, Guben, Forestry and Spremberg. Here, the district Guben was incorporated against his will into this circle (see also Oder-Spree district ).
As part of the municipal reform in 2003, the county against his declared will to cede to the incorporation of the city of Cottbus the communities Gallinchen, United Gaglow and Kiekebusch (previously Office Neuhausen / Spree ). By the will of the state government at the same time should the remaining communities of this office to office free community Neuhausen / Spree together. Due to the form errors of this merger was effective only with effect from 19 September 2004.
Demographics
The following table shows the development of the population of the district of Spree- Neisse (population 1990 of 3 October, from 1991, each December 31 of the year ). All figures are in accordance with the respective Territorial ( 1990-1992 Territorial: December 6, 1993). Through the municipal reform on 26 October 2003, the county lost about 5300 inhabitants.
Policy
District administrators
Council
County Council Chairman: Michael Haidian (CDU )
The council consists of 50 council members and the District:
Group of the CDU / SPB- L / Wählergemeinschaft VS
- CDU 12 seats
- SPB -L 1 seat
- Wählergemeinschaft VS 1 seat
Fraction SPD / Wählergemeinschaft agriculture and the environment /
- SPD 11 seats
- Wählergemeinschaft Agriculture and Environment 1 seat
Group of The Left
- The Left 11 seats
FDP fraction
- FDP 5 seats
Free citizens fraction
- GUB - JN 1 seat
- WGTP 1 seat
- Klinger Round 2 seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens / VS 1 seat
Non-attached
- DSU 1 seat
- NPD 2 seats
Economy
In Brandenburg, the district of Spree -Neisse is one of the industrial conurbations. The economic structure is traditionally characterized by the brown coal and energy industry. But the plastics and chemical industry, food industry, metal processing and paper, construction and building materials are present as viable industries. Significant industrial and commercial areas are located in the cities Spremberg ( Regional growth ), Forst ( Lausitz), Guben and Welzow.
The business location Spremberg is one of 15 regional growth areas in the state of Brandenburg. This selected advanced manufacturing industries are encouraged.
In the future atlas that created the Swiss forecasters AG in cooperation with Handelsblatt, occupied the district of Spree -Neisse 2004 424th place out of 439 regions studied. In 2007, he finished 414th and last place. In the study in 2010 was achieved with space 392 of 412 regions, an improvement of 28 places. Another three years later reached # 394 of 402 regions.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 6 September 1995.
Blazon: " quartered; Top forward in an upright silver red cancer, back in red, an increasing, twice tailed, winning silver lion; down the front in blue three-petalled golden crown, back in gold an erect, outwardly curved red deer rod ends and four leaf clover shaped rose. "
The coat of arms of the offices, cities and towns of the district can be found in the list of the coat of arms in the district of Spree- Neisse.
Flag
The flag is quartered in the national colors of red - white with the centrally placed coat of arms of the district.
Cities and Towns
After completion of the municipal reform 2004 and the resolution of Haidemühl the county comprises from 1 January 2006 for a further 30 municipalities, including seven cities. According to the official statement 2008 18 municipalities and four other districts of otherwise German cities or towns are officially bilingual ( German, Sorbian ).
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Cities ¹ amt nationals city ² city does not carry any official Sorbian name, but with a bilingual district
Official Free communities
Offices and associated communities ² municipality carries no official Sorbian name, but with a bilingual district
1 Official Burg (Spreewald ) - Office Borkowy ( Błota ) ( 9232 )
2 Office Döbern Land - Office Derbno - Region ( 12,140 ) ( Headquarters: Döbern )
3 Peitz - Official Picnjo ( 11,090 )
Tourism
The Spree -Neisse has a share in the tourist areas, Spreewald, Lower Lusatia and Lusatian Lakeland. Tourist capital is the spa ( spa place with Kurbetrieb ) Burg (Spreewald). The rivers Spree and Neisse are ideal for canoe tourism. Three active coal-mines also shape the image and are not only impressive for technology enthusiasts. These is the dense network of cycle paths (about 1000 km, mostly paved ) with six certified by the ADFC cycle route ( Oder- Neisse Cycle, Spree Cycle Route, Tour Brandenburg four stars, Lower Lusatian mining tour, Prince Pueckler way and Gurkenradweg three stars ).
Partner circles
The Spree -Neisse has partnerships with the following counties:
- Poland powiat Krośnieński ( Krosno ), Poland, since 2000
- Poland powiat Zielonogórski, Poland, since 2002
- Poland powiat Żarski, Poland, since 2011
- United Kingdom East Lothian, United Kingdom, since 1999
- Canada Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Canada, since 1999
The Spree -Neisse since 1998 has maintained partnerships with districts in other countries. Main purpose of the partnerships is to provide citizens of the county due to varied projects and personal encounters with the partner regions the opportunity to know and understand other cultures to learn to break down barriers between peoples and to promote in this way a tolerant coexistence.