Zwickau (district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Zwickau
—  District  —

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Adm. region Chemnitz
Capital Zwickau
Area
 • Total 949 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2011)[1]
 • Total 338,272
 • Density Bad rounding here360/km2 (Bad rounding here920/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration Z
Website landkreis-zwickau.de

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

Contents

History [edit]

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 [edit]

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.

Towns and municipalities [edit]

Towns Municipalities
  1. Crimmitschau
  2. Glauchau
  3. Hartenstein
  4. Hohenstein-Ernstthal
  5. Kirchberg
  6. Lichtenstein
  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

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen – Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 19 June 2012. 

External links [edit]

Media related to Landkreis Zwickau at Wikimedia Commons

Flag of Saxony Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany Flag of Germany
Urban districts
Rural districts
Former urban districts
Former rural districts

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

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zwickau_(district)&oldid=545399836"