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Löbau-Zittau

Löbau-Zittau
District
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Country  Germany
State Saxony
Adm. region Dresden
Disbanded 2008-08-01
Capital Zittau
Area
 • Total 698.51 km2 (269.70 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 152,304
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration ZI
Website http://www.lra-loebau-zittau.de

Löbau-Zittau (Sorbian: Lubij-Žitawa) is a former Kreis (district) in the east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were the district Bautzen in the north-west and the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis in the north. To the east was Poland, and to the south the Czech Republic.

The district was formed in 1994 by merging two previous districts, Löbau and Zittau. In August 2008, it became a part of the new district of Görlitz.

The main river in the district is the Lusatian Neisse, which also forms the boundary to Poland. It is mostly hilly landscape of the Lausitzer Bergland; the highest elevation is the Lausche with 793 m above sea level.


Coordinates: 50°54′N 14°48′E / 50.900°N 14.800°E / 50.900; 14.800


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