Kamenz (, ) was a Kreis (
district
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) in the north-east of
Saxony
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,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts were (from north clockwise)
Oberspreewald-Lausitz,
Spree-Neiße
Spree-Neiße (, ; Polish language, Polish: ''Powiat Sprewa-Nysa,'' ) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) the districts Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis an ...
,
Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis,
Bautzen - Budyšin,
Sächsische Schweiz, the district-free city
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
- Drježdźany, and the districts
Meißen and
Riesa-Großenhain. The district-free city
Hoyerswerda was surrounded by the district.
History
The district was formed in 1994 from the previous Kamenz district, the northern parts of the Dresden-Land district, around
Radeberg, and the Hoyerswerda district, except the town of
Hoyerswerda, which became a district-free city. From 1994 to 1996 it was called ''Westlausitz - Dresdner Land'', but then renamed to ''Kamenz'' again. In August 2008, the Kamenz district and Hoyerswerda were merged into the district of
Bautzen.
Geography
The two major rivers in the district were the
Spree and the
Schwarze Elster (''Black Elster'').
Partnerships
Since December 14, 1990 the district had a partnership with the district
Alzey-Worms
Alzey-Worms () is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the district Groß-Gerau (district), Groß-Gerau (Hesse), the city of Worms, Germany, Worms and the districts of Bad Dürkheim (district) ...
in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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.
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Towns and municipalities
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