Freiberg (district)

Freiberg
District
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
Disbanded	2008-08-01
Capital	Freiberg
Area
• Total	914 km2 (353 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	151,600
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.freiberg-regional.de

Freiberg is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Mittweida, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis, and by the Czech Republic.

History

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Freiberg, Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida were merged into the new district Mittelsachsen.

Geography

The district was located on the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. The largest river of the region is the Freiberger Mulde, which rises on Czech territory and from there runs northwards.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: the lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony the tools symbolise the mining tradition in the Ore Mountains

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Augustusburg Brand-Erbisdorf Flöha Frauenstein Freiberg Großschirma Oederan Sayda	Bobritzsch Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf Falkenau Frankenstein Großhartmannsdorf Halsbrücke Hilbersdorf Leubsdorf	Lichtenberg Mulda Neuhausen Niederwiesa Oberschöna Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Reinsberg Weißenborn

External links

• Official website (German)