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Görlitz (German: Landkreis Görlitz) is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is namit efter its caipital ceety Görlitz. It haes mairches wi (frae the wast an clockwise) the destrict o Bautzen, the state Brandenburg, Poland an the Czech Republic.
The destrict wis established in August 2008 bi mergin three smawer destricts: the destrict o Löbau-Zittau, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (Lawer Silesie Upper Lusatie destrict) an the urban destrict o Görlitz.
The destrict comprises the sooth-eastren pairt o Lusatie an wast pairt o Silesie, includin pairt o the Lausitzer Bergland. The Lusatian Neisse forms its eastren border, the Spree rins through the wastren pairt o the destrict.
The coat o airms o Görlitz destrict conteens references tae the various territories the destrict haes been pairt o in the past. The black eagle wi the crescent ower its chest refers tae Silesie. The crouned lion wi twa tails refers tae Bohemie. The waw refers tae the ceety o Bautzen an Upper Lusatie, an the lime leafs refer tae the Sorbie commonty.
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