Kirchberg, Saxony

Kirchberg

Coat of arms
Kirchberg
Location of Kirchberg within Zwickau district
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Coordinates: 50°37′20″N 12°31′32″E / 50.62222°N 12.52556°E / 50.62222; 12.52556Coordinates: 50°37′20″N 12°31′32″E / 50.62222°N 12.52556°E / 50.62222; 12.52556
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Zwickau
Government
 • Mayor Dorothee Obst
Area
 • Total 39.58 km2 (15.28 sq mi)
Elevation 349 m (1,145 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,317
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 08107
Dialling codes 37602
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.kirchberg.de

Kirchberg is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the western end of the Ore Mountains, 11 km south of Zwickau.

Panorama of Kirchberg

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), musician and composer. The high school in Kirchberg is named after him.
  • Robert Seidel (1850-1933), politician, took part in the founding congress of the SPD. There is a street named after him in Kirchberg.


See also

  • Media related to Kirchberg at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
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