Erzgebirgskreis

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Erzgebirgskreis
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis 2008.png
Map of Saxony highlighting the district of Erzgebirgskreis
State Saxony
Adm. region Chemnitz
District seat Annaberg-Buchholz
Area 1,827 km²
Population 382,571 (2007)
Pop. density 209 /km²
Licence plate code ERZ
Web page http://www.erzgebirgskreis.de

Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains"), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau, the urban district Chemnitz, the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic.

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[edit] History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Stollberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis as part of the district reform of August 2008.

[edit] Geography

The district contains the western part of the Erzgebirge, which also forms the border with the Czech Republic. Several rivers that rise in the Erzgebirge flow through the district, including Zwickauer Mulde and Zschopau.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Annaberg-Buchholz
  2. Aue
  3. Ehrenfriedersdorf
  4. Eibenstock
  5. Elterlein
  6. Geyer
  7. Grünhain-Beierfeld
  8. Johanngeorgenstadt
  9. Jöhstadt
  10. Lauter
  11. Lengefeld
  12. Lößnitz
  13. Lugau
  14. Marienberg
  1. Oberwiesenthal
  2. Oelsnitz
  3. Olbernhau
  4. Schneeberg
  5. Schwarzenberg
  6. Scheibenberg
  7. Schlettau
  8. Stollberg
  9. Thalheim
  10. Thum
  11. Wolkenstein
  12. Zöblitz
  13. Zschopau
  14. Zwönitz
  1. Amtsberg
  2. Auerbach
  3. Bad Schlema
  4. Bärenstein
  5. Bernsbach
  6. Bockau
  7. Börnichen
  8. Borstendorf
  9. Breitenbrunn
  10. Burkhardtsdorf
  11. Crottendorf
  12. Deutschneudorf
  13. Drebach
  14. Erlbach-Kirchberg
  1. Gelenau
  2. Gornau
  3. Gornsdorf
  4. Großolbersdorf
  5. Großrückerswalde
  6. Grünhainichen
  7. Heidersdorf
  8. Hohndorf
  9. Hormersdorf
  10. Jahnsdorf
  11. Königswalde
  12. Mildenau
  13. Neukirchen
  14. Niederdorf
  1. Niederwürschnitz
  2. Pfaffroda
  3. Pobershau
  4. Pockau
  5. Raschau-Markersbach
  6. Schönheide
  7. Sehmatal
  8. Seiffen
  9. Sosa
  10. Stützengrün
  11. Tannenberg
  12. Thermalbad Wiesenbad
  13. Venusberg
  14. Zschorlau

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 50°36′N 12°57′E / 50.6°N 12.95°E / 50.6; 12.95

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