Kamenz

Kamenz was a former administrative district in northeastern Saxony, Germany. The district was situated in the historical and geographic region of Upper Lusatia and included the town of Kamenz together with a group of surrounding towns and municipalities. Its territory occupied a transitional landscape between the Lusatian region, the Dresden area, and northern Saxony. The Spree and the Schwarze Elster were its principal rivers. The modern district was established in 1994 during the reorganization of Saxony's post-reunification administrative structure. It was assembled from the earlier Kamenz district, northern parts of the former Dresden-Land district around Radeberg, and most of the former Hoyerswerda district. Hoyerswerda itself was excluded from the new district because it became an independent district-free city. From 1994 to 1996, the administrative unit was officially known as Westlausitz–Dresdner Land, reflecting both its Lusatian setting and its relationship with the Dresden area. In 1996, the district was renamed Kamenz, restoring the historical designation associated with the principal town and the earlier district. Kamenz bordered several districts and district-free cities. Its neighboring areas included Oberspreewald-Lausitz and Spree-Neiße to the north, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis to the east, Bautzen to the southeast, Sächsische Schweiz and the independent city of Dresden to the south, and Meißen and Riesa-Großenhain to the west. The district also surrounded the district-free city of Hoyerswerda, creating a distinctive administrative arrangement in which the city was geographically enclosed by the district while remaining administratively separate. Kamenz maintained an official partnership with the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate from December 14, 1990. This relationship formed part of the interregional cooperation that developed among German local authorities after reunification. The district ceased to exist as an independent administrative unit during Saxony's district reform in August 2008. Kamenz and the district-free city of Hoyerswerda were incorporated into the newly enlarged Bautzen district. As a result, Kamenz is now principally a historical and geographic designation rather than an active district administration. The subject is therefore not a commercial consumer brand, and no product portfolio, sales activity, listed-company information, or corporate executive structure is applicable.

Kamenz has a longer administrative history in Saxony, but the referenced material specifically documents the district in its post-1990 form. In 1994, Saxony created a new Kamenz district as part of the restructuring of local government following German reunification. The new unit combined the pre-existing Kamenz district with northern sections of the former Dresden-Land district, particularly the area around Radeberg, and the former Hoyerswerda district apart from Hoyerswerda itself. The city of Hoyerswerda became a district-free city and was consequently not included in the new district, although it was surrounded geographically by Kamenz. The new district initially carried the name Westlausitz–Dresdner Land. This title emphasized its position in western Upper Lusatia and its administrative links with the Dresden region. In 1996, the name was changed back to Kamenz. The restored name connected the administrative unit with the town of Kamenz and with the area's earlier district identity. Geographically, the district occupied part of northeastern Saxony. The Spree and the Schwarze Elster were its major rivers. Its location placed it between Lusatia, the Dresden metropolitan hinterland, and neighboring Saxon and Brandenburg-related districts. The district bordered Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Spree-Neiße, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis, Bautzen, Sächsische Schweiz, Dresden, Meißen, and Riesa-Großenhain. This network of borders reflected the district's position at the intersection of several historical and administrative regions. Kamenz also had an interdistrict partnership with Alzey-Worms in Rhineland-Palatinate. The partnership began on December 14, 1990, shortly after reunification, and represented cooperation between local authorities in different parts of Germany. The district was dissolved in August 2008 as part of another Saxon administrative reform. Kamenz was merged with the district-free city of Hoyerswerda and other territory into the enlarged Bautzen district. Following that reform, Kamenz no longer existed as an independent Kreis. The name continues to identify the town of Kamenz and the former district in historical, geographic, and archival contexts, but the former district administration is defunct.

• 2008

  District dissolved in Saxon reform

  [1]Kamenz (district)en.wikipedia.org

  In August, Kamenz and the district-free city of Hoyerswerda were merged into the Bautzen district.

• 1996

  Name restored to Kamenz

  [1]Kamenz (district)en.wikipedia.org

  The district was renamed Kamenz, replacing the Westlausitz–Dresdner Land designation.

• 1994

  Post-reunification district formed

  [1]Kamenz (district)en.wikipedia.org

  A new Kamenz district was formed from the earlier Kamenz district, northern parts of Dresden-Land around Radeberg, and most of the former Hoyerswerda district.

• 1994

  Temporary name adopted

  [1]Kamenz (district)en.wikipedia.org

  The newly formed district initially received the name Westlausitz–Dresdner Land.

• 1990

  Partnership with Alzey-Worms established

  [1]Kamenz (district)en.wikipedia.org

  The Kamenz district entered into a partnership with the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate on December 14, 1990.

A former Saxon local-government district and geographic designation, not a commercial brand.

1. 1Kamenz (district)en.wikipedia.org