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Zwickau (district)

Coordinates: 50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E / 50.75; 12.5
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Zwickau
Flag of Zwickau
Coat of arms of Zwickau
Map
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
CapitalZwickau
Government
 • District admin.Carsten Michaelis (CDU)
Area
 • Total949 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total310,838
 • Density330/km2 (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

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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

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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

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

Towns

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Municipalities

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Notes

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

References

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  • Miller, Michael (2017). Gauleiter Volume 2. California: R James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6.
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50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E / 50.75; 12.5