Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig
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Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig was a Kreishauptmannschaft or administrative district in the Kingdom of Saxony. Succeeding the Leipziger Kreis of the Electorate of Saxony, it was founded in 1835 and continued under the Free State of Saxony until being renamed the 'Regierungsbezirk Leipzig' in 1939, headed by Erich Teichmann (1882–?) as Regierungspräsident. The Kreishauptmannschaft system was abolished in 1943.
In 1838 it was sub-divided into four amtshauptmannschaften:
- Amtshauptmannschaft I (Leipzig), consisting of the districts (Amtsbezirken) of Leipzig, Pegau and Borna
- Amtshauptmannschaft II (Rochlitz), consisting of the districts (Amtsbezirken) of Rochlitz and Colditz
- Amtshauptmannschaft III (Grimma), consisting of the districts (Amtsbezirken) of Grimma, Mutzschen, Wurzen and Oschatz
- Amtshauptmannschaft IV (Döbeln), consisting of the districts (Amtsbezirken) of Nossen, Mügeln and Leisnig
In 1874 the Kreisdirektionen and former Amtshauptmannschaften were dissolved. The Kreisdirektion Leipzig was replaced by the Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig. It was subdivided into the followed Amtshauptmannschaften (known after 1939 as Landkreise):
- the city of Leipzig itself, which did not fall within a district
- Amtshauptmannschaft Borna
- Amtshauptmannschaft Döbeln
- Amtshauptmannschaft Grimma
- Amtshauptmannschaft Leipzig
- Amtshauptmannschaft Oschatz
- Amtshauptmannschaft Rochlitz
In 1924 Döbeln, Mittweida and Wurzen were also split off from their Amtshauptmannschaften as district-free cities.
