Freiberg 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 west and clockwise) the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts of Annaberg, Stollberg, the district-free city Chemnitz, and the district Freiberg...

, 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 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...

, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis

Weißeritzkreis

The Weißeritzkreis is a former district in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were Freiberg, Meißen, the district-free city Dresden, Sächsische Schweiz, and to the south it bordered the Czech Republic.- History :The district was created in 1994 when the two...

, and by the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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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

Mittelsachsen

Mittelsachsen is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida as part of the district reform of August 2008.- Geography :...

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Geography

The district was located on the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. The largest river of the region is the Freiberger 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...

, 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 Augustusburg Augustusburg is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Chemnitz. Augustusburg is known for the Jagdschloss Augustusburg.... Brand-Erbisdorf Brand-Erbisdorf Brand-Erbisdorf is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 5 km south of Freiberg.... Flöha Flöha Flöha is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, east of Chemnitz.-History:... Frauenstein Frauenstein, Saxony Frauenstein is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Ore Mountains, southeast of Freiberg, and southwest of Dresden.- External links :* http://www.frauenstein-erzgebirge.de... Freiberg Freiberg, Saxony Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district.-History:The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries... Großschirma Großschirma Großschirma is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Freiberg.- References :... Oederan Oederan Oederan is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- Geography :Oederan is situated 14 km southwest of Freiberg, 17 km east of Chemnitz and about 50km west of Dresden.... Sayda Sayda Sayda is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 24 km south of Freiberg, and 28 km north of Chomutov....	Bobritzsch Bobritzsch Bobritzsch is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.Bobritzsch is located in the district of Central Saxony in Saxony, some 28 km southwest of Dresden, 15 km west of Dippoldiswalde, 9 km northwest of Frauenstein, 10 km east of Brand-Erbisdorf and about 8 km east of... Dorfchemnitz Dorfchemnitz Dorfchemnitz is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Eppendorf Eppendorf, Saxony Eppendorf is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Falkenau Falkenau Falkenau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 October 2011, it is part of the town Flöha.... Frankenstein Frankenstein, Saxony Frankenstein is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. About 1200 people live there... Großhartmannsdorf Großhartmannsdorf Großhartmannsdorf is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... Halsbrücke Halsbrücke Halsbrücke is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Hilbersdorf Hilbersdorf Hilbersdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck and lies in upper Wipsetal.-Geography:... Leubsdorf Leubsdorf, Saxony Leubsdorf is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany....	Lichtenberg Lichtenberg, Freiberg Lichtenberg is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Mulda Neuhausen Neuhausen, Saxony Neuhausen is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.Neuhausen hosts the first nutcracker museum in Europe, which houses more than 5,000 examples, the largest collection of nutcrackers in the world and is also known as a location for winter sports.- References :... Niederwiesa Niederwiesa Niederwiesa is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Oberschöna Oberschöna Oberschöna is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Rechenberg-Bienenmühle is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... Reinsberg Reinsberg, Germany Reinsberg is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.... Weißenborn Weißenborn, Saxony Weißenborn is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany....

External links

• Official website (German)