What is Döbeln (district)?
{{Foreignchar|ö|Doebeln Rural District}} {{Infobox German District| name=Döbeln| image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Doebeln.png| state= Saxony| capital=[[Döbeln]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Leipzig Government Region|Leipzig]]| Kreisschlüssel = 14375| area=424| population=77,900| population_as_of=2001| density=184| carsign=DL| url=[http://www.landkreis-doebeln.de/ landkreis-doebeln.de]| map=saxony_dl.png |coordinates = {{coord|51|07|12|N|13|06|36|E|region:DE-SN_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki|display=title}} |dissolved = 2008 }} '''Döbeln''' was a district in the [[Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It ended in 2008. == History == The region was originally populated by [[Sorbs|Sorbian peoples]]. The present borders of the district were made in [[1952]], when the government of [[East Germany]] formed the new districts. Döbeln is one of the few districts which have not been changed after the [[German reunification]]. == Geography == The district is on the banks of the [[Mulde|Freiberger Mulde]] in the triangle between the cities of [[Dresden]], [[Leipzig]] and [[Chemnitz]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Landkreis Doebeln.png|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The lion is the [[heraldic]] animal of Saxony. Green and white are the colours of the flag of Saxony. The shield on the right side displays the arms of the city of Döbeln. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=50%|Towns ! align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Döbeln]] # [[Hartha]] # [[Leisnig]] # [[Roßwein]] # [[Waldheim, Saxony|Waldheim]] || # [[Bockelwitz]] # [[Ebersbach, Döbeln|Ebersbach]] # [[Großweitzschen]] # [[Mochau]] # [[Niederstriegis]] # [[Ostrau, Saxony|Ostrau]] # [[Ziegra-Knobelsdorf]] # [[Zschaitz-Ottewig]] |} == Other websites == * [http://www.landkreis-doebeln.de Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924001056/http://www.landkreis-doebeln.de/ |date=2013-09-24 }} (German) {{Districts of Saxony}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobeln}} [[Category:Old Rural District of Saxony| ]] [[Category:2008