Görlitz (district)
Görlitz Wokrjes Zhorjelc | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Capital | Görlitz |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Stephan Meyer (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,106 km2 (813 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 245,867 |
| • Density | 116.7/km2 (302.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www |
Görlitz district (German: Landkreis Görlitz; Upper Sorbian: Wokrjes Zhorjelc [ˈwɔkʁʲɛs ˈzhɔʁʲɛlts]; Czech: Zemský okres Zhořelec; Polish: Powiat Zgorzelec) is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, and the easternmost in Germany. It is named after its capital Görlitz. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the district of Bautzen, the state of Brandenburg, Poland and the Czech Republic.