Muldentalkreis Rural District
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Muldentalkreis | |
Map of Saxony highlighting the district of Muldentalkreis |
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State | Saxony |
Adm. region | Leipzig |
District seat | Grimma |
Area | 892.62 km² |
Population | 135,459 (2001) |
Pop. density | 152 /km² |
Licence plate code | MTL |
Web page | http://www.lra-mtl.de |
The Muldentalkreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
The district was formed in 1994 when the two old districts of Grimma and Wurzen were joined together. A few municipalities from other districts around Bad Lausick were added as well.
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[change] Geography
The district is named after its major river, the Mulde - the name German: Muldental means English: Valley of the Mulde. The Mulde is starts in the south of the district where two smaller rivers, the Freiberger Mulde and the Zwickauer Mulde join.
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- Official website (German)
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Urban districts | Chemnitz · Dresden · Görlitz · Hoyerswerda · Leipzig · Plauen · Zwickau |
Rural districts | Annaberg · Aue-Schwarzenberg · Bautzen · Chemnitzer Land · Delitzsch · Döbeln · Freiberg · Kamenz · Leipziger Land · Löbau-Zittau · Meißen · Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis · Mittweida · Muldentalkreis · Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis · Riesa-Großenhain · Sächsische Schweiz · Stollberg · Torgau-Oschatz · Vogtlandkreis · Weißeritzkreis · Zwickauer Land |