The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for ''district of
Lower Silesian
Upper Lusatia'') was the easternmost ''Kreis'' (
district) of
Saxony and
Germany. Neighboring districts were (from south clockwise)
Löbau-Zittau
Löbau-Zittau ( wen, Lubij-Žitawa) is a former Kreis (district) in the east of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were the district Bautzen in the north-west and the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis in the north. To the east was Poland, and ...
,
Bautzen,
Kamenz and the district
Spree-Neiße
Spree-Neiße ( dsb, Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) the districts Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Kamenz in Saxony, the di ...
in
Brandenburg. The urban district
Görlitz
Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and ...
was in the east, at the border to
Poland.
History
The territory of this district was not part of Saxony before
World War II; rather, it, along with the city of Görlitz, was a part of German
Silesia. When most of Silesia was assigned to
Poland after the war, the tiny rump of the Silesian province was integrated into Saxony.
The current district was formed in 1994 by merging the previous districts Niesky and Weißwasser, and most part of the former district Görlitz. In August 2008, it became a part of the new district of
Görlitz
Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and ...
.
Geography
The main river in the district is the
Neisse, which also forms the boundary to Poland. The terrain is mostly hilly, with broad valleys. In the past many swamps covered the area, which is now
heath areas and many ponds.
Partnerships
*
Neustadt an der Waldnaab
*
Schwandorf
Schwandorf is a town on the river Naab in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf district.
Sights
* Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
* Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of ...
*
Zarski (
Poland)
*
Semily (
Czech Republic)
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
Official website(German)
{{Authority control
Görlitz (district)
History of Lower Silesia