Torgau-Oschatz

Infobox German district
name=Torgau-Oschatz
state=Saxony
dissolved = 2008-08-01
capital=Torgau
regierungsbezirk=Leipzig
area=1,167.52
population=100,485
population_as_of=2001
density=86
carsign=TO
url=http://www.torgau-oschatz.de

Torgau-Oschatz is a former district ("Kreis") in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the districts Riesa-Großenhain, Döbeln, Muldentalkreis and Delitzsch.

History

The district was created in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Oschatz and Torgau, and 6 municipalities from the former district Eilenburg. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz were merged into the new district Nordsachsen.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Elbe, which meanders through water meadows. The landscape is dominated by three heath areas, the "Dahlener Heide" (150 km²) in the south, the "Dübener Heide" (110 km²) in the northwest, and partially the "Annaburger Heide" in the east.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.torgau-oschatz.de Official website] (German)