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Leipzig is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of
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Leipzig is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, 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 theRegierungsbezirk
A ' () means "governmental district" and is a type of administrative division in Germany. Four of sixteen ' ( states of Germany) are split into '. Beneath these are rural and urban districts.
Saxony has ' (directorate districts) with more res ...
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. The administrative seat and the main town was Leipzig.
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October ...
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
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Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
# Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen ("North Saxony") is a district ('' Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany.
History
The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008.
On 10 December 200 ...
''Kreisfreie Städte''(district-free towns) #
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
See also
*Bezirk Leipzig
The Bezirk Leipzig was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Leipzig.
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October ...
References
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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