Chemnitzer Land

The district of Chemnitz was a country from 1994 to 2008 existing district in the west of Saxony. The population density was about 400 inhabitants per km ². Thus, the district was the most densely populated country in Chemnitz county in the new federal states and surpassed in population density also several independent cities of the East, such as Brandenburg an der Havel.

4.1 Economics
4.2 traffic
4.3 Education

Geography

The circular area belonged to Vorerzgebirge. Neighboring districts were in the north of the Thuringian district Altenburger Land, in the northeast of Mittweida district, in the east the district-free city of Chemnitz, in the southeast of the district Stollberg and in the southwestern district of Zwickau country and the independent city of Zwickau.

In the circle there were, among others, the following waters: River Mulde and the reservoirs Glauchau and upper forest. Forest areas: Rabenstein forest, Rümpf and upper forest. The highest point was the length Berger height ( 484 m).

History

The district was formed on 1 August 1994 by merging the counties Glauchau and Hohenstein -Ernstthal and parts of the district Chemnitz.

In the course of the Saxon district reform, the district Chemnitz Country was merged with the district of Zwickau country and the independent city of Zwickau Zwickau the new district with effect from 1 August 2008. As a license plate Z is performed.

Policy

Last District Administrator of the Chemnitz Country, Christoph Scheurer ( CDU).

Council

The 58 seats on the council were distributed as follows among the individual parties:

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

The economy of the county was dominated by the machine and vehicle. This area included, among others, the following companies: Continental AG, Hella -Behr, Samvardhana Motherson Peguform, SEW Euro Drive, Weigl drive technology and BMG.

Traffic

Motorways: A4, A72
Federal Roads: B 180, B 173, B 175, B 93

Education

In the district there was a study College ( BA Glauchau ) and several vocational schools and high schools. Furthermore existed in the adjacent independent cities of Chemnitz and Zwickau various universities.

Cities and Towns

( Population figures from December 31, 2006)

Cities

Communities

Management Communities

Administration Community Limbach- Oberfrohna with the member communities Limbach- Oberfrohna and Niederfrohna
Administration Community Meerane with the member communities Meerane and Schoenberg
Management community around the Auersberg with the member communities Bern village, Lichtenstein ( VG- seat) and St. Egidien
Management community forest castle with the member communities Oberwiera, Remse and Waldenburg

Former district in Saxony
Former administrative unit (district of Zwickau )
Founded in 1994
Dissolved in 2008

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