Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Niesky
Area
• Total	1,340.24 km2 (517.47 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	94,750
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NOL
Website	http://www.nol-kreis.de

The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (English: district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) was the easternmost Kreis (district) of the Free State of Saxony and Germany. It ended in 2008.

The urban district Görlitz is in the east, at the boundary to Poland. In July 2008 Görlitz stopped being an independent city, and became part of the districts of Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Löbau-Zittau.

History

The district was not part of Saxony before World War II. It was a part of German Silesia. When most of Silesia was given to Poland after the war, the part of Silesia on the west bank of the Rive Neisse was made part of Saxony.

The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitz district was formed in 1994 by joining the previous districts Niesky and Weißwasser, and most part of the district Görlitz.

Twin towns

The district is twinned with

• Germany, Neustadt (Waldnaab)
• Germany, Schwandorf
• Poland, Zarski
• Czech Republic, Semily

Coat of arms

The stone wall in the bottom of the coat of arms is the symbol of the Oberlausitz region, with its three tops symbolizing the three districts which were merged together. The linden leaves symbolize the Sorbs slavic minority. The shield above the wall is the old coat of arms of the Prussian province Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien).

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Muskau Niesky Reichenbach (Oberlausitz)¹ Rothenburg Weißwasser	Boxberg Gablenz Groß Düben Hähnichen Hohendubrau Horka Klitten Kodersdorf Königshain Krauschwitz Kreba-Neudorf Markersdorf	Mücka Neißeaue Quitzdorf am See Rietschen Schleife Schöpstal Sohland am Rotstein Trebendorf Vierkirchen Waldhufen Weißkeißel

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (German)