Chemnitz (region)
Chemnitz
Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz | |
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 Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Chemnitz | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Disestablished | 1 March 2012 |
| Region seat | Chemnitz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,522 km2 (2,518 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dec. 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,526,091 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Website | www.ldc.sachsen.de |
The Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz before August 2008
Chemnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈkɛmnɪt͡s] (
listen)) is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregion Südsachsen. It was disbanded in March 2012.
History[]
The Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz. The territory of the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz was slightly smaller, and excluded the former district of Döbeln.
Subdivision[]
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Kreise
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Kreisfreie Städte
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See also[]
- Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
References[]
External links[]
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Categories:
- Geography of Saxony
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- States and territories established in 1991
- Former government regions of Germany