Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
Adm. region | Chemnitz |
Disbanded | 2008-08-01 |
Capital | Marienberg |
Area | |
• Total | 595.36 km2 (229.87 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 93,483 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | MEK |
Website | www |
The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Annaberg, Stollberg, the district-free city Chemnitz, and the district Freiberg. To the south it borders the Czech Republic (the Karlovy Vary Region).
The district was formed in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Marienberg and Zschopau. On 1 August 2008 it was merged into the new district Erzgebirgskreis.
The district was located in the Ore Mountains (German Erzgebirge). The highest elevation is the 891 m high Hirtstein, the lowest elevation with 305 m is located in Witzschdorf. 40% of the area is covered by forests.
Towns | Municipalities | |
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Zschopau, is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany.
Annaberg is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the Czech Republic and the districts of Aue-Schwarzenberg, Stollberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis. Its colors are pink, green, and blue.
The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis in the southwest of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis.
Paderborn is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Gütersloh, Lippe, Höxter, Hochsauerland, and Soest.
Aue-Schwarzenberg is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the Czech Republic and the districts of Vogtlandkreis, Zwickauer Land, Stollberg and Annaberg.
The Donnersbergkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kreuznach, Alzey-Worms, Bad Dürkheim, Kaiserslautern, Kusel.
The Westerwaldkreis is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free city Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied.
Ortenaukreis is a Landkreis (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Schwarzwald-Baar and Emmendingen. To the west it borders the French Bas-Rhin département.
Freiberg is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Mittweida, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis, and by the Czech Republic.
Mittweida is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts Muldentalkreis, Döbeln, Freiberg, the district-free city Chemnitz and the district Chemnitzer Land, the district Altenburger Land in Thuringia and the district Leipziger Land.
Stollberg is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the district-free city Chemnitz, and the districts Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Zwickauer Land and Chemnitzer Land.
Marienberg is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of 2020, the town had 16,716 inhabitants.
Oberwiesenthal is a town and a ski resort in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 19 km south of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 23 km northeast of Karlovy Vary. At 914 metres (2,999 ft), it is the highest town in Germany. The Olympic and World Championships goldmedalist in ski jumping Jens Weißflog competed for SC Tractor Oberwiesenthal and Oberwiesenthaler SV.
Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge, a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau, the urban district Chemnitz, the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic.
Mittelsachsen is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
Zwickau is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
Günter Helmut Baumann is a German politician and member of the CDU. An engineer by profession, Baumann has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union since 1972 until that party merged with its West German counterpart in 1990. From 1990 to 1998 he served as the mayor of Jöhstadt. Since 1998, he has been a directly elected member of the Bundestag, representing the constituencies of Annaberg – Stollberg – Zschopau (1998-2002), Annaberg – Aue-Schwarzenberg and Erzgebirgskreis I since 2009.
Brückenberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. With an elevation of 963.8 m above NHN, it is considered one of the highest mountains in Saxon Ore Mountain Range.
Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II is an electoral constituency represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 163. It is located in western Saxony, comprising parts of the Erzgebirgskreis, Mittelsachsen, and Zwickau districts.
Erzgebirgskreis I is an electoral constituency represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 164. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising most of the Erzgebirgskreis district.