Dessau (region) explained

Dessau
Native Name:Regierungsbezirk Dessau
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:Regierungsbezirk
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Germany
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Saxony-Anhalt
Extinct Title:Disestablished
Extinct Date:2004-01-01
Seat Type:Region seat
Seat:Dessau
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4280.26
Population Total:529571
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto

Dessau was one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, located in the east of the country.

History

Founded in 1990 from parts of Regierungsbezirk Halle, the Dessau government region was disbanded on January 1, 2004. Its functions were taken over by the Landesverwaltungsamt, which has three offices at the former seats of the Bezirksregierungen.

Subdivision

Kreise
(districts)

  1. Anhalt-Zerbst
  2. Bernburg
  3. Bitterfeld
  4. Köthen
  5. Wittenberg

Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)

  1. Dessau

See also