Erzgebirgskreis

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.

Erzgebirgskreis
District
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Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Founded2008
CapitalAnnaberg-Buchholz
Government
 • District admin.Frank Vogel (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,828.35 km2 (705.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total337,696
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Websitewww.erzgebirgskreis.de

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-Bad Schlema
  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. Bärenstein
  4. Bockau
  5. Börnichen
  6. Breitenbrunn
  7. Burkhardtsdorf
  8. Crottendorf
  9. Deutschneudorf
  10. Drebach
  11. Gornau
  1. Gelenau
  2. Gornsdorf
  3. Großolbersdorf
  4. Großrückerswalde
  5. Grünhainichen
  6. Heidersdorf
  7. Hohndorf
  8. Jahnsdorf
  9. Königswalde
  10. Mildenau
  11. Niederdorf
  1. Neukirchen
  2. Niederwürschnitz
  3. Raschau-Markersbach
  4. Schönheide
  5. Sehmatal
  6. Seiffen
  7. Stützengrün
  8. Tannenberg
  9. Thermalbad Wiesenbad
  10. Zschorlau

References
  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.

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