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The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German
for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) was the easternmost
Kreis (district)
of the Free State of Saxony and Germany. Neighboring districts were (from south
clockwise) Löbau-Zittau, Bautzen,
Kamenz
and the district Spree-Neiße in Brandenburg. The urban district Görlitz was in the east,
at the boundary to Poland.
History
The territory of this district was not part of Saxony before World War II; rather,
it, along with the city of Görlitz, was a part of German Silesia. When most of Silesia
was assigned to Poland after
the war, the tiny rump of the Silesian province was integrated into
Saxony.
The current district was formed in 1994 by merging the previous
districts Niesky and Weißwasser, and most part of the former
district Görlitz. In August 2008, it became a part of the new
district of Görlitz.
Geography
The main river in the district is the Neisse, which also forms the
boundary to Poland. The terrain is mostly hilly, with broad
valleys. In the past many swamps covered the area, which is now heath areas and
many ponds.
Partnerships
Coat of
arms
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The stone wall in the bottom of the coat of arms is the symbol
of the Oberlausitz region, with its three tops symbolizing the
three districts which were merged together. The linden leaves
symbolize the Sorbs slavic
minority. The shield above the wall is the old coat of arms of the
Prussian province Lower Silesia
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and municipalities
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