What is Riesa-Großenhain?
{{redlinks|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox German District| name=Riesa-Großenhain| image_coa=Riesa-Großenhain CoA.png| state=Saxony| capital=[[Großenhain]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Dresden Government Region|Dresden]]| area=820.51| population=120,539| population_as_of=2001| density=147| carsign=RG| url=http://www.riesa-grossenhain.de| map=saxony_rg.png |dissolved = 2008 |coordinates = {{Coord|51|17|N|13|33|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}} }} '''Riesa-Großenhain''' was a district in the [[Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. The district was created in [[1994]] by joining the two previous districts Riesa and Großenhain. It ended in 2008. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:Riesa-Großenhain CoA.png|Coat of arms]] ||The [[Tilia|linden or lime tree]] branch in the left of the coat of arms symbolizes the nature in the district, and is also a symbol for Riesa as it was present in the coat of arms of Riesa since [[1623]]. The black lion on yellow ground stands for Großenhain, as it is also present in then coat of arms of the city Großenhain. The [[cogwheel]] in the bottom symbolizes the industrial tradition of the district, mostly iron and steel production, engineering and textile production. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=33%|Towns ! align=left width=33%|Municipalities ! align=left width=33%| |- valign=top || # [[Gröditz]] # [[Großenhain]] # [[Riesa]] # [[Strehla]] || # [[Ebersbach, Riesa-Großenhain|Ebersbach]] # [[Glaubitz]] # [[Hirschstein]] # [[Lampertswalde]] # [[Nauwalde]] # [[Nünchritz]] # [[Priestewitz]] # [[Röderaue]] # [[Schönfeld, Saxony|Schönfeld]] || <ol start=10> <li>[[Stauchitz]] <li>[[Tauscha]] <li>[[Thiendorf]] <li>[[Weißig am Raschütz]] <li>[[Wildenhain]] <li>[[Wülknitz]] <li>[[Zabeltitz]] <li>[[Zeithain]] </ol> |} == Other websites == * [http://www.riesa-grossenhain.de Official website] (German) {{Districts of Saxony}} [[Category:Old Rural District of Saxony| ]] [[Category:2008 disestablishments in Germany]]