Torgau-Oschatz

Coordinates: 51°33′36″N 13°00′36″E / 51.56000°N 13.01000°E / 51.56000; 13.01000
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Torgau-Oschatz
Coat of arms of Torgau-Oschatz
Coordinates: 51°33′36″N 13°00′36″E / 51.56000°N 13.01000°E / 51.56000; 13.01000
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionLeipzig
Disbanded2008
CapitalTorgau
Area
 • Total1,167.52 km2 (450.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total100,485
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationTO
Websitehttp://www.torgau-oschatz.de

Torgau-Oschatz was a rural district (Landkreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The district was created in 1994 by joining the two districts Oschatz and Torgau, and 6 municipalities from the former district Eilenburg. It ended in 2008.

Coat of arms[change | change source]

Coat of arms The main symbol in the coat of arms is the lion of Meißen. The area used to be owned by the county of Meißen. The lion holds a linden or lime branch, symbolizing both the forests and the agriculture in the district. The wavy line in the bottom is the Elbe river.

The coat of arms were granted on January 12, 1996.

Towns and municipalities[change | change source]

Towns Verwaltungsgemeinschaften free municipalities
  1. Belgern
  2. Dahlen
  3. Dommitzsch¹
  4. Mügeln
  5. Oschatz
  6. Schildau
  7. Torgau¹

¹ Administered in a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

  1. Beilrode
    1. Arzberg
    2. Beilrode
    3. Großtreben-Zwethau
  2. Dommitzsch
    1. Dommitzsch
    2. Elsnig
    3. Trossin
  3. Torgau
    1. Torgau
    2. Dreiheide
    3. Pflückuff
    4. Zinna
  1. Cavertitz
  2. Liebschützberg
  3. Mockrehna
  4. Naundorf
  5. Sornzig-Ablaß
  6. Wermsdorf

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