Muldentalkreis

Muldentalkreis
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Leipzig
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Grimma
Area
• Total	892.62 km2 (344.64 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	135,459
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MTL
Website	http://www.lra-mtl.de

The Muldentalkreis was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.

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.

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.

Coat of arms

The silver lines in the coat of arms are for the river Mulde and its two source arms. The green colour is for the forests of the district, and the three flower symbols stand for the two previous districts and the municipalities from other districts which were joined together to make the current district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Lausick Brandis Colditz Grimma Mutzschen Naunhof Nerchau Trebsen (Mulde) Wurzen	Belgershain Bennewitz Borsdorf Falkenhain Großbothen Hohburg Machern Otterwisch Parthenstein Zschadraß Thallwitz Thümmlitzwalde

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2002-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (German)