Chemnitzer Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district of Mittweida

Mittweida (district)

Mittweida is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts Muldentalkreis, Döbeln, Freiberg, the district-free city Chemnitz and the district Chemnitzer Land, the district Altenburger Land in Thuringia and the district Leipziger Land.- History :In 1994...

, the city of Chemnitz

Chemnitz

Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...

, the districts of Stollberg

Stollberg (district)

Stollberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the district-free city Chemnitz, and the districts Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Zwickauer Land and Chemnitzer Land....

 and Zwickauer Land

Zwickauer Land

Zwickauer Land is a former Kreis in the south-west of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were Chemnitzer Land, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Vogtlandkreis, and the districts Greiz and Altenburger Land in Thuringia...

 and the state of Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

 (district Altenburger Land

Altenburger Land

Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis , and the districts Leipziger Land, Mittweida, Chemnitzer Land, Zwickauer Land in Saxony.- History :...

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History

The history of the region is largely influenced by the neighbouring cities of Chemnitz and Zwickau

Zwickau

Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...

. In medieval times the town of Glauchau, today the capital of the district, was the centre of the county of Schönburg-Glauchau. The East German government attempted to turn the region in a huge industrial complex, which is the reason for the dense population.

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Glauchau and Hohenstein-Ernstthal. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau were merged into the new district Zwickau

Zwickau (district)

Zwickau is a district 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....

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Geography

Once a densely forested region, Chemnitzer Land now is a highly urbanised region with few green areas left. The Zwickauer Mulde

Mulde

The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and 124 km in length.The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde , both rising from the Ore Mountains...

 river runs through the northernmost part of the district.

Coat of arms

The lion is the heraldic lion of Saxony. The red and white pattern is taken from the arms of the counts of Schönburg-Glauchau.

Towns and municipalities

Towns

Municipalities

Glauchau Glauchau Glauchau is a town in Germany, in Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail. It is part of the Zwickau district.... Hohenstein-Ernstthal Hohenstein-Ernstthal Hohenstein-Ernstthal is a town in the Zwickau rural district, Free State of Saxony, Germany. The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the town is either known by its hyphenated form, or simply called Hohenstein.... Lichtenstein Limbach-Oberfrohna Limbach-Oberfrohna Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Zwickau in the German Free State of Saxony.-Main sights:* Schloss Wolkenburg* Protestant church in Oberfrohna* Wasserturm * Town Hall* Limbach Municipal Church-Economy:... Meerane Meerane Meerane is a town in the Zwickau district of Saxony, Germany. It lies midway between the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau.As of 31 December 2008, there were 16,517 inhabitants... Oberlungwitz Oberlungwitz Oberlungwitz is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 18 km northeast of Zwickau, and 15 km west of Chemnitz.... Waldenburg Waldenburg, Saxony Waldenburg is a town in the district Zwickau in Saxony, Germany.-Subdivisions:The town of Waldenburg consists of the following subdivisions:*Waldenburg*Dürrenuhlsdorf*Franken*Niederwinkel*Oberwinkel*Schlagwitz*Schwaben-Attractions:...

Bernsdorf Bernsdorf, Chemnitzer Land Bernsdorf is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany. Bernsdorf is part of the Municipal association Rund um den Auersberg. The population as of 2007 was 2,505.... Callenberg Callenberg Callenberg is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Gersdorf Gersdorf, Saxony Gersdorf is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.- References :... Niederfrohna Niederfrohna Niederfrohna is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Oberwiera Oberwiera Oberwiera is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Remse Remse Remse is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Sankt Egidien Sankt Egidien Sankt Egidien is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany.... Schönberg Schönberg, Saxony Schönberg is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany....

External links

• Official website (German)