Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of 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....

 in the German Free State of Saxony.

Main sights

  • Schloss (Castle) Wolkenburg
  • Protestant church in Oberfrohna
  • Wasserturm ("Water Tower")
  • Town Hall
  • Limbach Municipal Church
    Limbach Municipal Church
    Limbach Municipal Church is a church in Limbach-Oberfrohna in Saxony , which was built in 16th century. In 1811 it was transformed into a municipal church and in 1894 it was enlarged...


Economy

Limbach-Oberfrohna is situated in the manufacturing district 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...

. It has a public park and a monument to the composer Johannes Pache
Johannes Pache
Johannes Johann Fürchtegott Pache was a German composer and organist.- Life :...

. Its industries in the past included the making of worsteds, cloth, silk and sewing-machines, dyeing and bleaching. However, these industries collapsed almost completely after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Today, the biggest employers in the town are Siemens VDO, a former branch of the Siemens AG and manufacturer of car-supplies together with other mechanical-engineering firms.

Transportation

The town is situated near the Bundesautobahn 4 and Bundesautobahn 72
Bundesautobahn 72
is an motorway in Germany. Construction of the autobahn started in the 1930s, but was halted by the outbreak of World War II. Due to the division of Germany, a part of the autobahn lay in ruins until after German reunification.- Exit list :...

. 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...

, a city with a long existing mechanical-engineering-industry, is situated about 15 km to the east of Limbach-Oberfrohna.
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