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 .
3-504: Radeburg is a town in the district of Meißen , in Saxony , Germany . It is situated 19 km east of Meißen , and 18 km north of Dresden . The main tourist attraction is the narrow-gauge Radebeul-Radeburg railway line that connects Radeburg and Radebeul via Moritzburg . The painter and illustrator Heinrich Zille was born in Radeburg. This Meissen location article
6-629: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mei%C3%9Fen (district) The district dates back to 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
9-483: The area of the current district covered by the Amtshauptmannschaften Meissen, Dresden and Großenhain. In 1939, these were renamed Landkreise (districts). In 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
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