Zwickau (district)
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Capital | Zwickau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 949 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 312,033 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | Z, GC, HOT, WDA |
| Website | landkreis-zwickau |
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[]
Disgraced Former Citizen[]
- Martin Mutschmann, 1933[2] (revoked ?)
Notes[]
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Miller 2017, p. 341.
References[]
- Miller, Michael (2017). Gauleiter Volume 2. California: R James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6.
External links[]
Media related to Landkreis Zwickau at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
Coordinates: 50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E
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