Mittweida is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Muldentalkreis

Muldentalkreis

The Muldentalkreis is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districtsDelitzsch, Torgau-Oschatz, Döbeln, Mittweida and Leipziger Land.- History :...

, Döbeln

Döbeln (district)

Döbeln is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts of Torgau-Oschatz, Riesa-Großenhain, Meißen, Mittweida and Muldentalkreis.- History :...

, Freiberg

Freiberg (district)

Freiberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Mittweida, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis, and by the Czech Republic.- History :The district was established in 1994 by merging the...

, the district-free city Chemnitz

Chemnitz

Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...

 and the district Chemnitzer Land

Chemnitzer Land

Chemnitzer Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the district of Mittweida, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Stollberg and Zwickauer Land and the state of Thuringia .- History :The history of the region is largely influenced by the neighbouring...

, the district 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 :...

 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....

 and the district Leipziger Land

Leipziger Land

Leipziger Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts of Delitzsch, the district-free city Leipzig, Muldentalkreis, Mittweida, the district Altenburger Land in Thuringia, and the districts Burgenlandkreis, Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt.- History...

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History

In 1994 the district was created, when the previous districts Hainichen, Rochlitz and part the district Chemnitz were merged. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida were merged into the new district Mittelsachsen

Mittelsachsen

Mittelsachsen is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida as part of the district reform of August 2008.- Geography :...

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Geography

The district was located in the foothills of the Ore Mountains, only the area in the northwest around Rochlitz belongs to the lowlands around Leipzig (Leipziger Tieflandsbucht). In this area is also the lowest elevation with 144 m above sea level; the highest elevation is in Hausdorf (part of Frankenberg) with 488 m.
The three main rivers in the district are the Zwickauer Mulde

Zwickauer Mulde

The Zwickauer Mulde is a river in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is the left tributary of the Mulde and 166 km in length.The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Schöneck, in the Vogtlandkreis. It runs northeast to Aue, then northwest to Zwickau , and further north through...

, Chemnitz and Zschopau

Zschopau River

The Zschopau is a river in Saxony, Germany, left tributary of the Freiberger Mulde. Its source is in the Erzgebirge, on the slopes of the Fichtelberg, near the border with the Czech Republic. It flows north through the towns Schlettau, Wolkenstein, Zschopau, Flöha, Frankenberg, Mittweida and...

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the lion of Meißen in the topright corner, as most of the district area belonged to Meißen historically. The three blue bars symbolize the three main rivers of the district: Zwickauer Mulde, Chemnitz and Zschopau river.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Municipalities	Municipalities
Burgstädt Burgstädt Burgstädt is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Chemnitz.... Frankenberg Frankenberg, Saxony Frankenberg is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, northeast of Chemnitz.It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.... Geringswalde Geringswalde Geringswalde is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Mittweida, and 27 km north of Chemnitz.- History :... Hainichen Lunzenau Lunzenau Lunzenau is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 16 km west of Mittweida, and 18 km northwest of Chemnitz.... Mittweida Mittweida Mittweida is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Mittelsachsen district. It is situated on the Zschopau River, 18 km north of Chemnitz, and 54 km west of Dresden.... Penig Penig Penig is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz. Penig housed a concentration camp during World War II.... Rochlitz Rochlitz Rochlitz is a major district town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Rochlitz is the head of the “borough partnership Rochlitz” with its other members being the boroughs of Königsfeld, Seelitz und Zettlitz...	Altmittweida Altmittweida Altmittweida is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Claußnitz Clausnitz Clausnitz is a village in the municipality of Rechenberg-Bienenmühle in the Saxon district of Mittelsachsen. It lies in the Eastern Ore Mountains, in the valley of the Rachel, a tributary of the Freiberger Mulde. Clausnitz emerged during the clearings of the 12th century... Erlau Erlau Erlau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony in Germany.... Hartmannsdorf Königsfeld Königsfeld, Saxony Königsfeld is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... Königshain-Wiederau Königshain-Wiederau Königshain-Wiederau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.Wiederau , part of Königshain-Wiederau, is the birthplace of Clara Zetkin.- References :... Kriebstein Kriebstein Kriebstein is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Lichtenau Lichtenau, Saxony Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany....	Mühlau Mühlau, Germany Mühlau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Mühlau lies in the arch mountain foothills approximately 3 kilometers to the north of Limbach-Oberfrohna, and 15 kilometers northwest of Chemnitz. The settlers of Mühlau originally came from Mehlem on the Rhine... Rossau Seelitz Striegistal Striegistal Striegistal is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. In 1994, the unification of the communities of Berbersdorf, Schmalbach, Goßberg, Mobendorf and Pappendorf with Kaltofen im Rahmen in the community regional reform, created the Community of Striegistal... Taura Wechselburg Wechselburg Wechselburg is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, theWechselburg Priory.- References :... Zettlitz

External links

• Official website (German)