Zwickau (district)


Zwickau is a district 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 the state Thuringia, the district Mittelsachsen, the urban district Chemnitz, and the districts Erzgebirgskreis and Vogtlandkreis.

Towns and municipalities

Towns

  1. Crimmitschau
  2. Glauchau
  3. Hartenstein
  4. Hohenstein-Ernstthal
  5. Kirchberg
  6. Lichtenstein
  7. Limbach-Oberfrohna
  8. Meerane
  9. Oberlungwitz
  10. Waldenburg
  11. Werdau
  12. Wildenfels
  13. Wilkau-Haßlau
  14. Zwickau

    Municipalities

  15. Bernsdorf
  16. Callenberg
  17. Crinitzberg
  18. Dennheritz
  19. Fraureuth
  20. Gersdorf
  21. Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg
  22. Hirschfeld
  23. Langenbernsdorf
  24. Langenweißbach
  25. Lichtentanne
  26. Mülsen
  27. Neukirchen
  28. Niederfrohna
  29. Oberwiera
  30. Reinsdorf
  31. Remse
  32. Sankt Egidien
  33. Schönberg

    Honorary Citizens