Zwickau

Zwickau
Map of Saxony highlighting the district of Zwickau
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
District seat	Zwickau
Area	949 km²
Population	348,834 (2008)
Pop. density	372 /km²
Licence plate code	Z
Web page	http://www.landkreis-zwickau.de

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

External links

• Official website (German)

v • d • e    Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany    Urban districts Chemnitz · Dresden · Leipzig Rural districts Bautzen · Erzgebirgskreis · Görlitz · Leipzig · Meißen · Mittelsachsen · Nordsachsen · Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge · Vogtlandkreis · Zwickau Former urban districts Görlitz · Hoyerswerda · Plauen · Zwickau Former rural districts Annaberg · Aue-Schwarzenberg · Chemnitzer Land · Delitzsch · Döbeln · Freiberg · Kamenz · Leipziger Land · Löbau-Zittau · Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis · Mittweida · Muldentalkreis · Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis · Riesa-Großenhain · Sächsische Schweiz · Stollberg · Torgau-Oschatz · Weißeritzkreis · Zwickauer Land

Coordinates: 50°45′N 12°30′E / 50.75°N 12.5°E / 50.75; 12.5