Zwickau (district)
Zwickau (German: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Capital | Zwickau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 949 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 315,002 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | Z, GC, HOT, WDA |
| Website | landkreis-zwickau |
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
Honorary Citizens
- Martin Mutschmann, 1933[2] (revoked ?)
Notes
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
- Miller 2017, p. 341.
References
- Miller, Michael (2017). Gauleiter Volume 2. California: R James Bender Publishing. ISBN 1-932970-32-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
Media related to Landkreis Zwickau at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
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