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Oelsnitz
Coat of arms of Oelsnitz
Location of Oelsnitz within Erzgebirgskreis district
SaxonyAmtsbergAnnaberg-BuchholzAue-Bad SchlemaAuerbachBärensteinLauter-BernsbachBockauBörnichenBreitenbrunnBurkhardtsdorfCrottendorfDeutschneudorfDrebachEhrenfriedersdorfEibenstockElterleinGelenauGeyerGornauGornsdorfGroßolbersdorfGroßrückerswaldeGrünhain-BeierfeldGrünhainichenHeidersdorfHohndorfJahnsdorfJohanngeorgenstadtJöhstadtKönigswaldeLauter-BernsbachLößnitzLugauMarienbergMildenauNeukirchenNiederdorfNiederwürschnitzOberwiesenthalOelsnitzOlbernhauPockau-LengefeldRaschau-MarkersbachScheibenbergSchlettauSchneebergSchönheideSchwarzenbergSehmatalSeiffenStollbergStützengrünTannenbergThalheimThermalbad WiesenbadThumWolkensteinZschopauZschorlauZwönitz
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorBernd Birkigt
Area
 • Total26.28 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation
491 m (1,611 ft)
Lowest elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,837
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09376
Dialling codes037298
Vehicle registrationERZ
Websitewww.oelsnitz-erzgeb.de

Oelsnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈœlsnɪts]) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Zwickau, and 20 km southwest of Chemnitz. Between 1844 and 1971 hardcoal was mined in Oelsnitz and the surrounding towns. The major mine "Karl-Liebknecht" became a mining museum in 1986.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Oelsnitz is twinned with:

Coal Mining Museum in Oelsnitz

Media related to Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. at Wikimedia Commons

References

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