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Zwickau (district)

Coordinates: 50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E / 50.75; 12.5
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Zwickau
District
Coat of arms of Zwickau
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
CapitalZwickau
Area
 • Total949 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total310,838
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZ, GC, HOT, WDA
Websitelandkreis-zwickau.de

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

References

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

Media related to Landkreis Zwickau at Wikimedia Commons

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

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