- Riesa-Großenhain
Infobox German district
name=Riesa-Großenhain
state=Saxony
dissolved =2008-08-01
capital=Großenhain
regierungsbezirk=Dresden
area=820.51
population=120,539
population_as_of=2001
density=147
carsign=RG
url=http://www.riesa-grossenhain.deRiesa-Großenhain was a district in the
Free State of Saxony ,Germany . It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts ofElbe-Elster andOberspreewald-Lausitz inBrandenburg , Kamenz, Meißen, Döbeln andTorgau-Oschatz .History
The district was created in
1994 by merging the two previous districts Riesa and Großenhain. In August 2008, it was incorporated into the district of Meißen.Geography
The district is situated in the plain countryside north of the virtual line connecting
Leipzig andDresden . The main river is theElbe which runs through the district from south to northwest.Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.riesa-grossenhain.de Official website] (German)
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