Meissen ( German : Meißen ) is a district ( Kreis ) in Saxony , Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the state of Brandenburg , the district of Bautzen , the urban district Dresden , the districts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge , Mittelsachsen and Nordsachsen .
3-520: Niederau is a municipality in the district of Meißen , in Saxony , Germany . Niederau station is located on the Leipzig–Dresden railway , which also used to have Oberau Tunnel until 1933, which was located within today's municipality Niederau. This Meissen location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mei%C3%9Fen (district) The district dates back to
6-758: The Amt Meißen , which was first mentioned in 1334. The district was ruled by the Wettin dynasty. The Margraves of what then became the Margravate of Meissen created the administrative division ( Amt ) in the 13th century. In 1835 the Amt was converted into an Amtshauptmannschaft , with the area of the current district covered by the Amtshauptmannschaften Meissen, Dresden and Großenhain. In 1939, these were renamed Landkreise (districts). In
9-451: The administrative reform of 1952, several municipalities were transferred to the districts of Freiberg and Döbeln. In 1990, the old district borders were restored, and in 1996 parts of the district Dresden-Land were added. In August 2008 the district of Riesa-Großenhain was added to the district to give it its current size. The main river of the district is the Elbe , which also flows through
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