Leipzig is one of the three former
Direktionsbezirke of
Saxony
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Germany
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, located in the north-west of the state. It coincided with the ''Planungsregion'' Westsachsen. It was disbanded in March 2012.
History
The Direktionsbezirk Leipzig came into existence on 1 August 2008 and succeeded the
Regierungsbezirk
A ' (, 'governmental district') is a type of administrative division in Germany. Currently, four of sixteen ' (states of Germany) are split into '. Beneath these are rural and urban districts
' (plural, ) serve as regional mid-level local gov ...
Leipzig. The territory of ''Regierungsbezirk Leipzig'' was slightly larger, and included the former
district of Döbeln. With the exception of the districts Altenburg and Schmölln, the territory of the Regierungsbezirk corresponded to that of the former
Bezirk Leipzig
The Bezirk Leipzig was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany that would last from 1952 to 1990. Leipzig would be reabsorbed into Saxony after the reunification of Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Leipzig.
History
The dist ...
which existed from 1952 to 1990.
A ''Regierungsbezirk Leipzig'' existed already from 1939 to 1943, when the former ''Kreishauptmannschaften'' in Saxony were renamed following the custom in Prussia.
Subdivision
''Kreise''
(districts)
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Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
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Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen (, ) is a district (''Districts of Germany, Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany.
History
The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch (district), Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of Au ...
''Kreisfreie Städte''
(district-free towns)
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Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
See also
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Bezirk Leipzig
The Bezirk Leipzig was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany that would last from 1952 to 1990. Leipzig would be reabsorbed into Saxony after the reunification of Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Leipzig.
History
The dist ...
References
External links
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{{Direktionsbezirk (Saxony)
Geography of Saxony
NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
States and territories established in 1991
Former government regions of Germany
NUTS 2 statistical regions of Germany