- 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.deTorgau-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 inSaxony-Anhalt , the districtElbe-Elster inBrandenburg , and the districtsRiesa-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 districtNordsachsen .Geography
The main river in the district is the
Elbe , whichmeander s throughwater meadow s. 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)
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