Weißeritzkreis

Weißeritzkreis
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionDresden
Disbanded2008-08-01
CapitalDippoldiswalde
Area
  Total
765 km2 (295 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
124,091
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDW
Websitewww.weisseritzkreis.com

The Weißeritzkreis is a former district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Freiberg, Meißen, the district-free city Dresden, Sächsische Schweiz, and to the south it bordered the Czech Republic.