Erzgebirgskreis

Erzgebirgskreis
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Capital Annaberg-Buchholz
Area
 • Total 1,827 km2 (705 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2014)[1]
 • Total 349,582
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website http://www.erzgebirgskreis.de

Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains"), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau, the urban district Chemnitz, the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic.

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Stollberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis as part of the district reform of August 2008.

Geography

The district contains the western part of the Erzgebirge, which also forms the border with the Czech Republic. Several rivers that rise in the Erzgebirge flow through the district, including Zwickauer Mulde and Zschopau.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Annaberg-Buchholz
  2. Aue
  3. Ehrenfriedersdorf
  4. Eibenstock
  5. Elterlein
  6. Geyer
  7. Grünhain-Beierfeld
  8. Johanngeorgenstadt
  9. Jöhstadt
  10. Lauter-Bernsbach
  11. Lößnitz
  12. Lugau
  13. Marienberg
  14. Oberwiesenthal
  1. Oelsnitz
  2. Olbernhau
  3. Pockau-Lengefeld
  4. Schneeberg
  5. Schwarzenberg
  6. Scheibenberg
  7. Schlettau
  8. Stollberg
  9. Thalheim
  10. Thum
  11. Wolkenstein
  12. Zschopau
  13. Zwönitz
  1. Amtsberg
  2. Auerbach
  3. Bad Schlema
  4. Bärenstein
  5. Bockau
  6. Börnichen
  7. Breitenbrunn
  8. Burkhardtsdorf
  9. Crottendorf
  10. Deutschneudorf
  11. Drebach
  12. Gelenau
  1. Gornau
  2. Gornsdorf
  3. Großolbersdorf
  4. Großrückerswalde
  5. Grünhainichen
  6. Heidersdorf
  7. Hohndorf
  8. Jahnsdorf
  9. Königswalde
  10. Mildenau
  11. Neukirchen
  12. Niederdorf
  1. Niederwürschnitz
  2. Pfaffroda
  3. Raschau-Markersbach
  4. Schönheide
  5. Sehmatal
  6. Seiffen
  7. Stützengrün
  8. Tannenberg
  9. Thermalbad Wiesenbad
  10. Zschorlau

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2014] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 7 September 2015.

External links

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Coordinates: 50°36′N 12°57′E / 50.600°N 12.950°E / 50.600; 12.950

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