Oberspreewald-Lausitz District – DE40B

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More on wikipedia wikidata Q6156 Oberspreewald-Lausitz District slovensky: DE40B

Demographics

From Wikipedia: Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Lower Sorbian: Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca, Upper Sorbian: Wokrjes Hornje Błóta-Łužica) is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dahme-Spreewald, Spree-Neiße, the districts Kamenz and Riesa-Großenhain in Saxony, and the district Elbe-Elster.

Geography

The Spree river runs through the district; along its banks there is the Spreewald, a wooded area and habitat of several rare animals. The district is part of the historic region of Lusatia.

History

The district was formed in 1993 by merging the previous districts of Calau and Senftenberg and a small part of the district Bad Liebenwerda.

Other: Brandenburg, Dahme-Spreewald District, Oberhavel District, Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel, Oder-Spree District, Potsdam-Mittelmark District, Märkisch-Oderland District, Prignitz District, Potsdam, Havelland District, Oberspreewald-Lausitz District, Spree-Neiße District, Ostprignitz-Ruppin District, Teltow-Fläming District, Uckermark District, Frankfurt (Oder), Elbe-Elster District, Barnim District

Neighbours: Bautzen District, Dahme-Spreewald District, Elbe-Elster District, Meissen District, Spree-Neiße District

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Oberspreewald-Lausitz District – DE40B, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PDE40B, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164