Löbau-Zittau

Statistics
State:	Saxony
Adm. Region:	Dresden
Capital:	Zittau
Area:	698.51 km²
Inhabitants:	152,304 (2001)
pop. density:	218 inh./km²
Car identification:	ZI
Homepage:	http://www.lra-loebau-zittau.de
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Löbau-Zittau is a Kreis (district) in the east of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are the district Bautzen in the north-west and the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis in the north. To the east is Poland, and to the south the Czech Republic.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Partnerships 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 External links

History

The district was formed in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Löbau and Zittau.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lausitzer Neiße, which also forms the boundary to Poland. It is mostly hilly landscape of the Lausitzer Bergland; the highest elevation is the Lausche with 793 m above sea level.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a typical house of the area, with two towers behind it. The towers represents the town halls of the cities Löbau and Zittau.

Towns and municipalities

Bernstadt¹ Ebersbach Herrnhut¹ Löbau¹ Neugersdorf Neusalza-Spremberg¹ Ostritz Seifhennersdorf Zittau ¹ administrated inside a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

Verwaltungsverbände Bernstadt/Schönau-Berzdorf Herrnhut Löbau Neusalza-Spremberg Olbersdorf Beiersdorf-Oppach

free municipalities Eibau Großschönau Hainewalde Hirschfelde Leutersdorf Mittelherwigsdorf Niedercunnersdorf Obercunnersdorf Oderwitz Oybin Schlegel

External links

Official website (German)