 In 1835 the "Amt" was converted into an "Amtshauptmannschaft", with the area of the current district covered by the "Amtshauptmannschaften" Meissen, Dresden and Großenhain.In 1939, these were renamed "Landkreise" (districts).In the administrative reform of 1952, several municipalities were transferred to the districts of Freiberg and Döbeln.