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District in Saxony, Germany
Zwickau
District
Flag of ZwickauFlagCoat of arms of ZwickauCoat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
CapitalZwickau
Government
 • District admin.Carsten Michaelis (CDU)
Area
 • Total949 km (366 sq mi)
Population
 • Total310,838
 • Density330/km (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZ, GC, HOT, WDA
Websitelandkreis-zwickau.de

Zwickau (German: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district (Kreis) 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.

Geography

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, west of Chemnitz. 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.

Towns and municipalities

BernsdorfCallenbergCrimmitschauCrinitzbergDennheritzFraureuthGersdorfGlauchauHartensteinHartmannsdorfHirschfeldHohenstein-ErnstthalKirchbergLangenbernsdorfLangenweißbachLichtensteinLichtentanneLimbach-OberfrohnaMeeraneMülsenNeukirchenNiederfrohnaOberlungwitzOberwieraReinsdorfRemseSchönbergSankt EgidienWaldenburgWerdauWildenfelsWilkau-HaßlauZwickauSaxonyThuringiaVogtlandkreisErzgebirgskreisChemnitzMittelsachsen
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns

  1. Crimmitschau
  2. Glauchau
  3. Hartenstein
  4. Hohenstein-Ernstthal
  5. Kirchberg
  6. Lichtenstein
  7. Limbach-Oberfrohna
  8. Meerane
  9. Oberlungwitz
  10. Waldenburg
  11. Werdau
  12. Wildenfels
  13. Wilkau-Haßlau
  14. Zwickau

Municipalities

  1. Bernsdorf
  2. Callenberg
  3. Crinitzberg
  4. Dennheritz
  5. Fraureuth
  6. Gersdorf
  7. Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg
  8. Hirschfeld
  9. Langenbernsdorf
  10. Langenweißbach
  11. Lichtentanne
  12. Mülsen
  13. Neukirchen
  14. Niederfrohna
  15. Oberwiera
  16. Reinsdorf
  17. Remse
  18. Sankt Egidien
  19. Schönberg

Notes

  1. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

References

  • Miller, Michael (2017). Gauleiter Volume 2. California: R James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6.

External links

50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E / 50.75; 12.5

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