Riesa-Großenhain
Riesa-Großenhain was a district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Elbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg, Kamenz, Meißen, Döbeln and Torgau-Oschatz.
Key facts
- German district.name
- Riesa-Großenhain
- German district.state
- Saxony
- German district.dissolved
- 2008-08-01
- German district.capital
- Großenhain
- German district.regierungsbezirk
- Dresden
- German district.area
- 820.51
- German district.population
- 120,539
- German district.population_as_of
- 2001
- German district.carsign
- RG
- German district.map
- saxony_rg.png
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Riesa-Großenhain was a district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Elbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg, Kamenz, Meißen, Döbeln and Torgau-Oschatz.
== History == The district was created in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Riesa and Großenhain. In August 2008, it was incorporated into the district of Meißen.