1994–1996 Saxony district reform

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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:

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Seat of the district office

!Components

!Legal successor of

!Remarks

Annaberg

|Annaberg-Buchholz

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  • All municipalities of the former {{Ill|Annaberg (defunct district)|lt=Annaberg|de|Kreis Annaberg}}
  • The municipalities of Ehrenfriedersdorf, Gelenau, {{Ill|Herold, Thum|lt=Herold|de|Herold (Thum)}}, {{Ill|Jahnsbach (district)|lt=Jahnsbach|de|Jahnsbach}} and Thum of the district of {{Ill|Zschopau (district)|lt=Zschopau|de|Kreis Zschopau}}

|{{Ill|Annaberg (defunct district)|lt=Annaberg|de|Kreis Annaberg}}

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{{Ill|Bautzen (district, 1994–2008)|lt=Bautzen|de|Landkreis Bautzen (1994–2008)}}

|Bautzen

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  • all municipalities of the former {{Ill|Bautzen (district, 1994–2008)|lt=Bautzen|de|Landkreis Bautzen (1994–2008)}} district
  • the municipalities of Bischofswerda, Burkau, Demitz-Thumitz, Frankenthal, Großdrebnitz, Großharthau, Neukirch/Lausitz, Rammenau, {{Ill|Ringenhain|de}}, Schmölln-Putzkau, Steinigtwolmsdorf and {{Ill|Weifa, Germany|lt=Weifa|de|Weifa}} of the {{Ill|Landkreis Bischofswerda|de|Landkreis Bischofswerda}}
  • the municipalities of {{Ill|Hermsdorf/Spree|de}} and {{Ill|Steinitz (Lohsa)|lt=Steinitz|de|Steinitz (Lohsa)}} of the district of {{Ill|Hoyerswerda (district)|lt=Hoyerswerda|de|Kreis Hoyerswerda}}
  • the municipalities of {{Ill|Breitendorf|de}}, Cunewalde and {{Ill|Weigsdorf-Köblitz|de}} of the district of {{Ill|Löbau (district)|lt=Löbau|de|Kreis Löbau}}

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|Through the first amendment, parts of the Hoyerswerda district became part of the new Westlausitz-Dresdner Land district.

Chemnitzer Land

|Glauchau

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  • the municipalities of the {{Ill|Glauchau (district)|lt=Glauchau district|de|Kreis Glauchau}} with the exception of the municipalities of Dennheritz and {{Ill|Schlunzig|de|Schlunzig}}
  • all municipalities of the {{Ill|Hohenstein-Ernstthal (district)|lt=Hohenstein-Ernstthal|de|Kreis Hohenstein-Ernstthal}}
  • the municipalities of {{Ill|Bräunsdorf (Limbach-Oberfrohna)|lt=Bräunsdorf|de|Bräunsdorf (Limbach-Oberfrohna)}}, {{Ill|Chemnitz-Grüna|de}}, {{Ill|Kändler (Limbach-Oberfrohna)|lt=Kändler|de|Kändler (Limbach-Oberfrohna)}}, Limbach-Oberfrohna, {{Ill|Chemnitz-Mittelbach|lt=Mittelbach|de|Chemnitz-Mittelbach}}, Niederfrohna, {{Ill|Pleißa|de}} and {{Ill|Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf|de}} in the Chemnitz district

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  • {{Ill|Chemnitz (district) (1990–1994)|lt=Chemnitz district|de|Landkreis Chemnitz (1990–1994)}}
  • {{Ill|Glauchau (district)|lt=Glauchau district|de|Kreis Glauchau}}
  • {{Ill|Hohenstein-Ernstthal (district)|lt=Hohenstein-Ernstthal district|de|Kreis Hohenstein-Ernstthal}}

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Landkreis Delitzsch

|Delitzsch

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  • all municipalities of the former {{Ill|Delitzsch (defunct district)|lt=Delitzsch district|de|Kreis Delitzsch}}
  • the municipalities of the {{Ill|Eilenburg (district)|lt=district of Eilenburg|de|Kreis Eilenburg}} with the exception of the municipalities of {{Ill|Audenhain|de}}, Mockrehna, {{Ill|Schöna (Mockrehna)|lt=Schöna|de|Schöna (Mockrehna)}}, {{Ill|Strelln|de}}, {{Ill|Wildenhain (Mockrehna)|lt=Wildenhain|de|Wildenhain (Mockrehna)}} and {{Ill|Wildschütz (Mockrehna)|lt=Wildschütz|de|Wildschütz (Mockrehna)}}

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  • {{Ill|Delitzsch (defunct district)|lt=Delitzsch district|de|Kreis Delitzsch}}
  • {{Ill|Eilenburg (district)|lt=Eilenburg district|de|Kreis Eilenburg}}

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Elstertalkreis

|Plauen

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  • all municipalities in the {{Ill|Plauen (district)|lt=district of Plauen|de|Kreis Plauen-Land}}
  • all municipalities in the {{Ill|Oelsnitz (district)|lt=district of Oelsnitz|de|Kreis Oelsnitz}}
  • the municipalities of {{Ill|Breitenfeld (Markneukirchen)|lt=Breitenfeld|de|Breitenfeld (Markneukirchen)}}, Erlbach, {{Ill|Gunzen|de}}, {{Ill|Landwüst|de}}, Markneukirchen, {{Ill|Schilbach (Schöneck)|lt=Schilbach|de|Schilbach (Schöneck)}}, Schöneck, {{Ill|Wernitzgrün|de}} and {{Ill|Wohlhausen|de}} in the {{Ill|Klingenthal (district)|lt=district of Klingenthal|de|Kreis Klingenthal}}

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  • {{Ill|Plauen (district)|lt=Plauen district|de|Kreis Plauen-Land}}
  • {{Ill|Oelsnitz (district)|lt=Oelsnitz district|de|Kreis Oelsnitz}}

|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

|Freiberg

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  • all municipalities in the district of Brand-Erbisdorf
  • all municipalities in the district of Freiberg
  • the municipality of {{Ill|Chemnitz-Euba|lt=Euba|de|Chemnitz-Euba}} in the district of Chemnitz
  • the municipalities in the {{Ill|Flöha (district)|lt=district of Flöha|de|Kreis Flöha}} with the exception of the municipalities of {{Ill|Altenhain (Frankenberg)|lt=Altenhain|de|Altenhain (Frankenberg)}}, Borstendorf, {{Ill|Dittmannsdorf (Gornau)|lt=Dittmannsdorf|de|Dittmannsdorf (Gornau)}}, Grünhainichen and {{Ill|Mühlbach (Frankenberg)|lt=Mühlbach|de|Mühlbach (Frankenberg)}}
  • the municipalities of Neuhausen and {{Ill|Niedersaida|de}} in the district of Marienberg

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  • {{Ill|Brand-Erbisdorf (district)|lt=District of Brand-Erbisdorf|de|Kreis Brand-Erbisdorf}}
  • {{Ill|Flöha (district)|lt=District of Flöha|de|Kreis Flöha}}
  • {{Ill|Freiberg (defunct district)|lt=District of Freiberg|de|Kreis Freiberg}}

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Göltzschtalkreis

|Auerbach/Vogtland

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  • Auerbach district
  • Klingenthal district
  • Reichenbach district

|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

|Borna

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  • all municipalities of the former district of Leipzig;
  • all municipalities of the district of Borna with the exception of the municipality of Steinbach;
  • all municipalities of the district of Geithain with the exception of the municipalities of Ballendorf, Breitenborn, Buchheim, Bad Lausick, Ebersbach, Langenleuba-Oberhain and Niedersteinbach

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  • Borna district
  • Geithain district
  • Leipzig district

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Landkreis Meißen-Dresden

|Meißen

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  • the municipalities of the Dresden district with the exception of the municipality of Schönfeld-Weißig;
  • all municipalities of the Meißen district;
  • the municipalities of Helbigsdorf and Wilsdruff of the Freital district (only until 1998)

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  • Dresden district
  • Meißen district

|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

|Marienberg

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  • the municipalities of the district of Marienberg with the exception of the municipalities of Neuhausen and Niedersaida;
  • the municipalities of the district of Zschopau with the exception of the municipalities of Ehrenfriedersdorf, Gelenau, Herold, Jahnsbach and Thum;
  • the municipalities of Dittersdorf and Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain in the district of Chemnitz;
  • the municipalities of Borstendorf, Dittmannsdorf and Grünhainichen in the district of Flöha

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  • Marienberg district
  • Zschopau district

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Landkreis Mittweida

|Mittweida

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  • all municipalities in the Hainichen district;
  • all municipalities in the Rochlitz district with the exception of the Erlbach, Hausdorf and Lastau communities;
  • the Auerswalde, Burgstädt, Claußnitz, Diethensdorf, Garnsdorf, Hartmannsdorf, Köthensdorf-Reitzenhain, Markersdorf bei Burgstädt, Mohsdorf, Mühlau, Niederlichtenau, Oberlichtenau, Taura bei Burgstädt and Wittgensdorf communities in the Chemnitz district;
  • the Altenhain and Mühlbach communities in the Flöha district; the Breitenborn, Langenleuba-Oberhain and Niedersteinbach
  • communities in the Geithain district

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  • Hainichen
  • district
  • Rochlitz district

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Muldentalkreis

|Grimma

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Grimma;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Wurzen;

den Gemeinden Ballendorf, Buchheim, Bad Lausick und Ebersbach des Landkreises Geithain;

den Gemeinden Erlbach, Hausdorf und Lastau des Landkreises Rochlitz;

der Gemeinde Steinbach des Landkreises Borna

|Landkreis Grimma;

Landkreis Wurzen

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Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

|Görlitz

ab 16. Juni 1996: Niesky

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Görlitz mit Ausnahme der Gemeinden Altbernsdorf, Dittersbach, Kiesdorf, Leuba, Ostritz und Schönau-Berzdorf auf dem Eigen;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Niesky;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Weißwasser;

den Gemeinden Mönau und Uhyst des Landkreises Hoyerswerda (zum 1. Januar 1996);

der Gemeinde Zoblitz des Landkreises Löbau (bereits zum 1. Januar 1994)

|Landkreis Görlitz

Landkreis Niesky

Landkreis Weißwasser

|Mit dem 3. Änderungsgesetz wurde Niesky als Kreissitz festgelegt. Die Änderung trat am 16. Juni 1996 in Kraft.

Landkreis Riesa-Großenhain

|Großenhain

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Großenhain;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Riesa

|Landkreis Riesa

Landkreis Großenhain

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Sächsischer Oberlausitzkreis

|Zittau

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Löbau mit Ausnahme der Gemeinden Breitendorf, Cunewalde, Weigsdorf-Köblitz und Zoblitz;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Zittau;

den Gemeinden Altbernsdorf, Dittersbach, Kiesdorf, Leuba, Ostritz und Schönau-Berzdorf auf dem Eigen des Landkreises Görlitz

|Landkreis Löbau

Landkreis Zittau

|Der Landkreis wurde am 1. Januar 1995 in Landkreis Löbau-Zittau umbenannt.

Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz

|Pirna

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Pirna;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Sebnitz (inklusive der zum 1. Januar 1994 aus dem Landkreis Bischofswerda nach Stolpen eingegliederten Gemeinde Lauterbach)

|Landkreis Pirna

Landkreis Sebnitz

|Durch das 1. Änderungsgesetz erhielt der Landkreis die Gemeinde Schönfeld-Weißig des Landkreises Dresden.

Landkreis Stollberg

|Stollberg/Erzgeb.

|allen Gemeinden des bisherigen Landkreises Stollberg;

der Gemeinde Zwönitz des Landkreises Aue;

den Gemeinden Adorf/Erzgebirge, Burkhardtsdorf, Einsiedel, Kemtau, Klaffenbach, Neukirchen/Erzgebirge des Landkreises Chemnitz

|Landkreis Stollberg

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Landkreis Torgau-Oschatz

|Torgau

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Torgau;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Oschatz;

den Gemeinden Audenhain, Mockrehna, Schöna, Strelln, Wildenhain und Wildschütz des Landkreises Eilenburg

|Landkreis Oschatz

Landkreis Torgau

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Weißeritzkreis

|Dippoldiswalde

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Dippoldiswalde;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Freital (zunächst ohne Helbigsdorf und Wilsdruff, die 1998 hinzukamen)

|Landkreis Dippoldiswalde

Landkreis Freital

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Westerzgebirgskreis

|Aue

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Aue außer Zwönitz;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Schwarzenberg

|Landkreis Aue

Landkreis Schwarzenberg

|Der Name des Landkreises wurde durch Kreistagsbeschluss am 1. Januar 1995 in Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg geändert.

Westlausitzkreis

|Kamenz

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Kamenz;

allen Gemeinden Landkreises Hoyerswerda mit Ausnahme der Gemeinden Hermsdorf/Spree, Hoyerswerda (nunmehr kreisfrei), Mönau, Steinitz und Uhyst;

den Gemeinden Bretnig-Hauswalde, Großröhrsdorf, Kleinröhrsdorf, Lichtenberg, Ohorn und Pulsnitz des Landkreises Bischofswerda

|Landkreis Hoyerswerda

Landkreis Kamenz

|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

|Werdau

|allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Werdau;

allen Gemeinden des Landkreises Zwickau;

den Gemeinden Dennheritz und Schlunzig des Landkreises Glauchau

|Landkreis Werdau

Landkreis Zwickau

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