Zwickau (district)
Encyclopedia
Zwickau is a district (Kreis
) in the Free State of Saxony
, Germany
.
, Chemnitzer Land
and the urban district Zwickau
as part of the district reform of August 2008.
. The main rivers of the district are the Zwickauer Mulde
and the Pleiße
. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the state Thuringia
, the district Mittelsachsen
, the urban district Chemnitz
, and the districts Erzgebirgskreis
and Vogtlandkreis
.
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
) in the Free State of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, 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...
.
History
The district was established by merging the former districts Zwickauer LandZwickauer Land
Zwickauer Land is a former Kreis in the south-west of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were Chemnitzer Land, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Vogtlandkreis, and the districts Greiz and Altenburger Land in Thuringia...
, 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...
and the urban district 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...
as part of the district reform of August 2008.
Geography
The district is located in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge, west of ChemnitzChemnitz
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...
. The main rivers of 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...
and the Pleiße
Pleiße
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...
. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the state 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....
, the 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 :...
, the urban district 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 districts Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge , a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border...
and Vogtlandkreis
Vogtlandkreis
The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis...
.
Towns and municipalities
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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... Oberlungwitz Oberlungwitz is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 18 km northeast of Zwickau, and 15 km west of Chemnitz.... Waldenburg, Saxony Waldenburg is a town in the district Zwickau in Saxony, Germany.-Subdivisions:The town of Waldenburg consists of the following subdivisions:*Waldenburg*Dürrenuhlsdorf*Franken*Niederwinkel*Oberwinkel*Schlagwitz*Schwaben-Attractions:... Werdau Werdau is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in the administrative region of Chemnitz, the Free State of Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau.... Wildenfels Wildenfels is a municipality in Germany, Landkreis Zwickau in the administrative region of Chemnitz, the Free State of Saxony. It is situated 9 km southeast of Zwickau.... Wilkau-Haßlau Wilkau-Haßlau is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, about 6 km south of 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... |
Callenberg Callenberg is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Crinitzberg Crinitzberg is a municipality in the district of Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany.... Dennheritz Dennheritz is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany.... Fraureuth Fraureuth, located in the district of Zwickau, is a small town in Saxony, Germany. It has a population of around 5,834 inhabitants on a surface of 22,59 km². Fraureuth was a component of Thuringia until 1952.-External links:*... Gersdorf, Saxony Gersdorf is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.- References :... Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany.... Hirschfeld, Saxony Hirschfeld is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany.... 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... Langenweißbach Langenweißbach is a municipality in the district Zwickau in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany.- References :... |
Lichtentanne Lichtentanne is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany.-Famous people:*Ludwig Greiner, identified Gerlachovský Peak as the summit of the Carpathians... Mülsen Mülsen is a municipality in Germany, Landkreis Zwickau in the administrative region of Chemnitz, the Free State of Saxony. It is situated 6 km northeast of Zwickau.... Niederfrohna Niederfrohna is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Oberwiera Oberwiera is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Reinsdorf, Saxony Reinsdorf is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany.... Remse Remse is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Sankt Egidien Sankt Egidien is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Schönberg, Saxony Schönberg is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... |