District in Saxony, Germany
Erzgebirgskreis
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Country Germany State Saxony Founded 2008 Capital Annaberg-Buchholz • District admin. Rico Anton (CDU ) • Total 1,828.35 km2 (705.93 sq mi) • Total 328,850 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+02:00 (CEST )Vehicle registration ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP Website www .erzgebirgskreis .de
Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis ) in the Free State of Saxony , Germany . It is named after the Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge ), 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 .
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 Ore Mountains , 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 .
Sister districts
The Erzgebirgskreis has partnerships with the following districts:[ 2]
Nürnberger Land , Bavaria , Germany (1990)
Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim , Bavaria , Germany (1990)
Emmendingen , Baden-Württemberg , Germany (1990)
Ansbach , Bavaria , Germany (1991)
Kaohsiung , Taiwan (1993)
Kalisz Pomorski , Poland (2004)
Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
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External links
Media related to Erzgebirgskreis at Wikimedia Commons
Urban and rural districts in
Saxony , Germany
Urban districts Rural districts Former urban districts Former rural districts
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