Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge

Oelsnitz
Coat of arms
Oelsnitz
Location of Oelsnitz within Erzgebirgskreis district
Coordinates: 50°43′20″N 12°41′55″E / 50.72222°N 12.69861°ECoordinates: 50°43′20″N 12°41′55″E / 50.72222°N 12.69861°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Ludwig-Richter
Area
• Total	26.28 km^2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,193
• Density	430/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09376
Dialling codes	037298
Vehicle registration	ERZ
Website	www.oelsnitz-erzgeb.de

Oelsnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈœlsnɪts]) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Zwickau, and 20 km southwest of Chemnitz. Between 1844 and 1971 hardcoal was mined in Oelsnitz and the surrounding towns. The major mine "Karl-Liebknecht" became a mining museum in 1986.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Oelsnitz is twinned with:

• Avion, France (1961)
• Mimoň, Czech Republic (1968)
• Sprockhövel, Germany (2000)
• Chodov, Czech Republic (2004)

Coal Mining Museum in Oelsnitz

External links

Media related to Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. at Wikimedia Commons

References

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