Mittweida (district)
The Mittweida from 1994 to 2008, a district in the western center of the Free State of Saxony. Neighboring districts were in the north of the former Muldentalkreis and the county chub, in the northeastern district of Meißen, in the southeast of the former district of Freiberg, in the south of the county-level city of Chemnitz and the district Chemnitz country and Altenburger in the west of the Thuringian Landkreis and the district Leipziger Land.
Geography
- Rivers: Mulde, Chemnitz, Zschopau, Large and Small Striegis and Kriebstein.
- Mountains: mountain Rochlitzer
See also: List of landscapes in Saxony, List of waters in Saxony, natural areas in Saxony
Economy
- Mittweida ( FH) - University of Applied Sciences
Traffic
- Federal Roads: B 7, B 95, B 107, B 169, B 175 and B 180
- Autobahn: A 4, A 72
- Railway lines: Altenburg- Langenleuba - Oberhain
- Limbach- Wittgensdorf
- Neukieritzsch - Chemnitz
- Riesa- Chemnitz
- Rochlitz - Penig
- Roßwein - Niederwiesa
- Waldheim Kriebethal
- Waldheim Rochlitz
- Change Burg- Küchwald
History and territorial structure
The county was created in 1994 based on the first Saxon district local government reform by the merger of the counties Hainichen, Rochlitz ( except three municipalities) and the northern part of the district of Chemnitz as well as three smaller communities in other circles. 1996 also joined by referendum from the district Leipziger Land the community Obergräfenhain the county of. The following 48 municipalities formed the new Mittweida:
- 9 municipalities from district of Chemnitz:
- The community Mühlbach from the circle Floeha
- The communities Breitenborn and Langensteinbach from among Geithain
- 16 municipalities in the county Hainichen:
- 20 municipalities in the county Rochlitz:
On 1 August 2008 was reacted with the district reform in Saxony in 2008 a merger to the district of Central Saxony with the former circles chub and Freiberg.
Policy
Last District Administrator of Mittweida was Andreas Schramm ( CDU).
Council
The 58 seats in the last council distributed as follows among the individual parties:
Fraction chairman of the council:
- Jürgen Kunath - CDU
- Jens Stahlmann - THE LEFT
- Udo Lindner - SPD
- Joachim Knappe - FDP
- Lothar Naumann - Free voter Burgstädt
Cities and Towns
( Population figures from December 31, 2007)
Cities:
Management communities:
- Administration Community Burgstädt with the member communities Burgstädt, Muehlau and Taura
- Administration Community Mittweida with the member communities Altmittweida and Mittweida
- Administration Community Rochlitz with the member communities King Field, Rochlitz, Seelitz and Zettlitz
Communities: