Zwickau (district)

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Zwickau
Saxony Landkreis Zwickau 2008.png
Map of Saxony highlighting the district of Zwickau
State Saxony
Adm. region Chemnitz
District seat Zwickau
Area 949 km²
Population 348,834 (2008)
Pop. density 372 /km²
Licence plate code Z
Web page http://www.landkreis-zwickau.de

Zwickau (German: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Geography

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge, 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.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Crimmitschau
  2. Glauchau
  3. Hartenstein
  4. Hohenstein-Ernstthal
  5. Kirchberg
  6. Lichtenstein, Germany
  7. Limbach-Oberfrohna
  1. Meerane
  2. Oberlungwitz
  3. Waldenburg
  4. Werdau
  5. Wildenfels
  6. Wilkau-Haßlau
  7. Zwickau
  1. Bernsdorf
  2. Callenberg
  3. Crinitzberg
  4. Dennheritz
  5. Fraureuth
  6. Gersdorf
  7. Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg
  8. Hirschfeld
  9. Langenbernsdorf
  10. Langenweißbach
  1. Lichtentanne
  2. Mülsen
  3. Neukirchen
  4. Niederfrohna
  5. Oberwiera
  6. Reinsdorf
  7. Remse
  8. Sankt Egidien
  9. Schönberg

[edit] External links

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

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