Crimmitschau
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Crimmitschau (ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ) is a town in the district of Zwickau
in the Free State of Saxony.
in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge.
, Dennheritz
, Neukirchen, Meerane
, and Langenbernsdorf
in Landkreis of Zwickau
; Heyersdorf
, Jonaswalde
, Ponitz
and Thonhausen
in Thuringia
n Landkreis of Altenburger Land
; as well as Braunichswalde
, Rückersdorf
, and Seelingstädt
in Thuringia in Landkreis of Greiz
.
On March 15, 1844, Crimmitschau was connected to the German rail network (on the Saxon-Bavarian Railroad, which was later extended to Bavaria)
Around the turn of the century, Crimmitschau was the site of a large concentrated textile industry, and was called "The City of 100 chimneys" (Stadt der 100 Schornsteine).
From August 22, 1903 to January 18, 1904, it was the site of one of the largest and longest strikes in the German Empire, which affected the entire nation.
In 1944, some Crimmitschau property was bombed by Allied Forces.
At the end of the 1980s, a great part of the old and inner cities were torn down and replaced with prefabricated concrete buildings. Similar plans existed for the southern suburb, but were not put in place after the regime change in 1990.
The most important churches are: St. Laurentius-Kirche, Johanniskirche, and the Lutherkirche.
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Landmarks include the town hall, the late gothic parish church of Saint Larentus (1513), with its star and cross ribbed arches, a former Cistercian Convent (founded around 1290) in the district of Frankenhausen and the open air museum of Schloss Blankenhain
located at the castle of the same name.
, which plays in the second highest German league. The city also has a soccer team, FC Crimmitschau and an American Football Team, the Tornados Crimmitschau.
Crimmitschau lies directly at the Autobahn A4 and can be reached through the exits Schmölln
and Meerane
.
The Deutsche Bahn AG provides connections to Zwickau
, Leipzig
, Hof
.
Zwickau (district)
Zwickau is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau as part of the district reform of August 2008....
in the Free State of Saxony.
Geography
Crimmitschau lies on the River PleißePleiße
The Pleiße is a right tributary of the Weiße Elster in Saxony, Germany. It has its source southwest of Zwickau at Ebersbrunn, then flows through Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, and other cities in Saxony and Thuringia, before meeting the Weiße Elster in Leipzig.The river naturally had a length of...
in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge.
Neighboring municipalities
Adjacent communities include: ZwickauZwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
, Dennheritz
Dennheritz
Dennheritz is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany....
, Neukirchen, Meerane
Meerane
Meerane is a town in the Zwickau district of Saxony, Germany. It lies midway between the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau.As of 31 December 2008, there were 16,517 inhabitants...
, and Langenbernsdorf
Langenbernsdorf
Langenbernsdorf is a village in the district of Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony.-Neighboring municipalities:Adjacent municipalities in the district of Zwickau include:*Zwickau*Neukirchen*Werdau*Crimmitschau*Seelingstädt...
in Landkreis of Zwickau
Zwickau (district)
Zwickau is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau as part of the district reform of August 2008....
; Heyersdorf
Heyersdorf
-Geography:Heyersdorf is located near the municipalities of Ponitz, the city of Schmölln, and Thonhausen in the district of Altenburger Land; as well as near the city of Crimmitschau in the Saxon district of Zwickauer Land.-References:...
, Jonaswalde
Jonaswalde
Jonaswalde is a municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental.-Neighboring municipalities:...
, Ponitz
Ponitz
Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house...
and Thonhausen
Thonhausen
Thonhausen is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental.-Neighboring municipalities:...
in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
n Landkreis of Altenburger Land
Altenburger Land
Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis , and the districts Leipziger Land, Mittweida, Chemnitzer Land, Zwickauer Land in Saxony.- History :...
; as well as Braunichswalde
Braunichswalde
Braunichswalde is a municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany....
, Rückersdorf
Rückersdorf, Thuringia
Rückersdorf is a municipality in the eastern part of the Thuringian landkreis of Greiz and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck.-Neighboring Communities:...
, and Seelingstädt
Seelingstädt
Seelingstädt is a municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany....
in Thuringia in Landkreis of Greiz
Greiz (district)
Greiz is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla,district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickauer Land and Vogtlandkreis.- History :Historically the area of the district...
.
Municipality subdivisions
Crimmitschau's subdivisions are Rudelswalde, Lauenhain, Langenreinsdorf, Mannichswalde, Frankenhausen, Wahlen, Gösau, Gosel, Gablenz, Blankenhain, Großpillingsdorf, and Harthau.History
In the course of German eastward expansion, the city of Crimmitschau and a castle of the same name (now called the Schweinsburg) were established from around 1170 to 1200 as an organized German colony. The settlement's existence is first documented in 1212. In 1414 Crimmitschau received town privileges from Markgraf Wilhelm II.On March 15, 1844, Crimmitschau was connected to the German rail network (on the Saxon-Bavarian Railroad, which was later extended to Bavaria)
Around the turn of the century, Crimmitschau was the site of a large concentrated textile industry, and was called "The City of 100 chimneys" (Stadt der 100 Schornsteine).
From August 22, 1903 to January 18, 1904, it was the site of one of the largest and longest strikes in the German Empire, which affected the entire nation.
In 1944, some Crimmitschau property was bombed by Allied Forces.
At the end of the 1980s, a great part of the old and inner cities were torn down and replaced with prefabricated concrete buildings. Similar plans existed for the southern suburb, but were not put in place after the regime change in 1990.
Population
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Religion
Even though almost 50 percent of the people in the Crimmitschau area are Atheists, there are some Protestant parishs and even a catholic parish, belonging to the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen.The most important churches are: St. Laurentius-Kirche, Johanniskirche, and the Lutherkirche.
International relations
Crimmitschau is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
- WiehlWiehlWiehl is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is located approx. 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town....
, North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the... - Bystřice nad PerštejnemBystrice nad PernštejnemBystřice nad Pernštejnem is a town in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic....
, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Museums
- Western Saxon Textile Museum, which is located in a fully functional textile factory, former known as "Gebrüder Pfau KG"
- The Agricultural and Open-Air Museum of Schloss Blankenhain
Buildings
Schloss Blankenhain
Blankenhain Castle is a large castle in Blankenhain near Crimmitschau, in the landkreis of Zwickauer Land in Saxony, Germany.The castle dates back to the 12th century. It is first documented in 1423 as Wasserburg. Half of it burned down in 1661 and was rebuilt in 1699...
located at the castle of the same name.
Parks
- The Zöffelpark, which was built in the pre-war period and named after Emil Oskar Zöffel, an important textile manufacturer and Philanthropist in the history of the city.
- The Bismarck-Hain, a former cemetery, named after Reichskanzler Otto von BismarckOtto von BismarckOtto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
. This park was known as Friedenspark (Peace-park) during GDR-times. - The Sahnpark, located north of the city center, is the largest park in Crimmitschau and harbours an old open-air bath, an animal park and the stadium of ETC Crimmitschau.
Sports
Crimmitschau has a well-known ice hockey club, the ETC CrimmitschauETC Crimmitschau
ETC Crimmitschau is an ice hockey team in Crimmitschau, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.The club was founded in 1990. They were promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in 2000....
, which plays in the second highest German league. The city also has a soccer team, FC Crimmitschau and an American Football Team, the Tornados Crimmitschau.
Business and Infrastructure
Schmölln
Schmölln is a town in the Thuringian, Germany, landkreis of Altenburger Land, and which lies on the river Sprotte.-Neighboring municipalities:...
and Meerane
Meerane
Meerane is a town in the Zwickau district of Saxony, Germany. It lies midway between the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau.As of 31 December 2008, there were 16,517 inhabitants...
.
The Deutsche Bahn AG provides connections to Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
, Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Hof
Hof, Germany
Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
.
Education
There are 3 elementary schools (Grundschule), two secondary schools (Mittelschule), a high school (Gymnasium), and a special education school (Förderschule) in Crimmitschau:- Käthe-Kollwitz-Grundschule
- Grundschule Frankenhausen
- Grundschule Blankenhain
- Käthe-Kollwitz-Mittelschule
- Mittelschule Sahnschule
- Julius-Motteler-Gymnasium
- Förderschule Lindenschule
Personalities
- 1909 - Heinrich Mauersberger, (d. 1982 in Bestensee), Engineer and inventor in the textile industry.
- 1954 - Klaus GrunerKlaus GrunerKlaus Gruner is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics....
, Handballer, Olympic champion 1980 - 1955 - Udo Kießling, ice hockey player
- 1961 - Gabriele Zange, speed skater