Zwickau (district)
Zwickau | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Capital | Zwickau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 949 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 310,838 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | Z, GC, HOT, WDA |
| Website | landkreis-zwickau |
Zwickau (German: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
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.
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.
Towns and municipalities
Towns
Municipalities
Honorary Citizens
- Martin Mutschmann, 1933[2] (revoked ?)
Notes
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Miller 2017, p. 341.
References
- Miller, Michael (2017). Gauleiter Volume 2. California: R James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6.
External links
Media related to Landkreis Zwickau at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E
 Urban and rural districts in Saxony, Germany | |
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