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.
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.
Kreise
(districts)
Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)