1994–1996 Saxony district reform
The 1994–1996 Saxony district reform was passed by the Landtag of Saxony on 24 June 1993. This resulted in the dissolution of the 48 districts and six independent cities established in Saxony in 1952, and the creation of 22 new districts and seven independent cities. This administrative structure remained in place until 1 August 2008, when the 2008 Saxony district reform came into force.
Background
In April 1991, the state government decided to implement a district reform in Saxony. The target for the districts to be formed was a minimum population of 125,000.
The state government introduced an initial legislative proposal into the legislative process on June 29, 1992. This was preceded by hearings with the affected districts and associations. It envisaged the creation of six independent cities and 23 districts. During the legislative process, the districts' boundaries were changed several times. The final result deviated from the original draft in many cases.
Several districts subsequently filed lawsuits against the law with the Constitutional Court of Saxony. The lawsuits concerned the dissolution of the Dresden-Land district and the creation of the Meißen-Dresden and Saxon Switzerland districts; the dissolution of the Hoyerswerda and Kamenz districts and the creation of the independent city of Hoyerswerda and the West Lusatia district; the dissolution of the Plauen, Oelsnitz, Reichenbach, Auerbach, and Klingenthal districts and the creation of an Elstertal district and a Göltzschtal district; and the location of the district offices of the Leipziger Land district and the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia district. The corresponding court rulings were handed down in June/July 1994. Because the court criticized deficiencies, in particular, in the consultation/participation of the plaintiff districts during the legislative process, the law was partially declared invalid. The state government was therefore forced to improve the district reform through three amending laws.
Amending laws
:* 1. District Reform Amendment Act of 6 September 1995 concerns the changes in the districts of Meißen-Radebeul and Westlausitz-Dresdner Land.
:* 2. District Reform Amendment Act of 6 September 1995 concerns the formation of the Vogtland district
:* 3. District Reform Amendment Act of 23 May 1996 concerns the district seat of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatian district
District structure
As a result of the district reform, the following districts were newly formed on 1 August 1994:
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Annaberg
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|{{Ill|Annaberg (defunct district)|lt=Annaberg|de|Kreis Annaberg}} | |
{{Ill|Bautzen (district, 1994–2008)|lt=Bautzen|de|Landkreis Bautzen (1994–2008)}}
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|Through the first amendment, parts of the Hoyerswerda district became part of the new Westlausitz-Dresdner Land district. |
Chemnitzer Land
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Landkreis Delitzsch
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Elstertalkreis
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|Due to the Constitutional Court's ruling, the district was not formed. With the second amendment, the Vogtlandkreis district was formed on January 1, 1996, from the districts of Plauen, Oelsnitz, Klingenthal, Reichenbach, and Auerbach. |
Landkreis Freiberg
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Göltzschtalkreis
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|Due to the Constitutional Court's ruling, the district was not formed. With the second amendment, the Vogtlandkreis district was formed on January 1, 1996, from the districts of Plauen, Oelsnitz, Klingenthal, Reichenbach, and Auerbach. |
Landkreis Leipziger Land
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Landkreis Meißen-Dresden
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|Due to the Constitutional Court's ruling, the district could not be established until January 1, 1996. It did not include all of the municipalities of the former Dresden district and was renamed Meißen-Radebeul District. On January 1, 1997, it was renamed Meißen District . |
Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
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Landkreis Mittweida
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Muldentalkreis
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Grimma; |Landkreis Grimma; | |
Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
|Görlitz |allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Görlitz mit Ausnahme der Gemeinden Altbernsdorf, Dittersbach, Kiesdorf, Leuba, Ostritz und Schönau-Berzdorf auf dem Eigen; |Landkreis Görlitz |Mit dem 3. Änderungsgesetz wurde Niesky als Kreissitz festgelegt. Die Änderung trat am 16. Juni 1996 in Kraft. |
Landkreis Riesa-Großenhain
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Großenhain; |Landkreis Riesa | |
Sächsischer Oberlausitzkreis
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Löbau mit Ausnahme der Gemeinden Breitendorf, Cunewalde, Weigsdorf-Köblitz und Zoblitz; |Landkreis Löbau |Der Landkreis wurde am 1. Januar 1995 in Landkreis Löbau-Zittau umbenannt. |
Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Pirna; |Landkreis Pirna |Durch das 1. Änderungsgesetz erhielt der Landkreis die Gemeinde Schönfeld-Weißig des Landkreises Dresden. |
Landkreis Stollberg
|allen Gemeinden des bisherigen Landkreises Stollberg; |Landkreis Stollberg | |
Landkreis Torgau-Oschatz
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Torgau; |Landkreis Oschatz | |
Weißeritzkreis
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Dippoldiswalde; |Landkreis Dippoldiswalde | |
Westerzgebirgskreis
|Aue |allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Aue außer Zwönitz; |Landkreis Aue |Der Name des Landkreises wurde durch Kreistagsbeschluss am 1. Januar 1995 in Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg geändert. |
Westlausitzkreis
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Kamenz; |Landkreis Hoyerswerda |Aufgrund des Urteils des Verfassungsgerichtes konnte der Landkreis erst am 1. Januar 1996 gebildet werden. Er erhielt den Namen Landkreis Westlausitz-Dresdner Land. Dabei erhielt der Landkreis Teile des früheren Landkreises Dresden. Am 1. April 1996 erfolgte die Umbenennung in Landkreis Kamenz. |
Landkreis Zwickauer Land
|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Werdau; |Landkreis Werdau | |
External links
- [https://edas.landtag.sachsen.de/ Elektronisches Dokumentations- und Archivsystem (EAS) des Sächsischen Landtages] Die Vorgänge sind unter den Drucksachen 1/2056 (Gesetz), 2/536 (1. Änderungsgesetz), 2/813 (2. Änderungsgesetz) und 2/420 (3. Änderungsgesetz) zu finden.
- Text des Kreisgebietsreformgesetzes