Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a destrict (Kreis) in the Free State o Saxony, Germany. It is namit efter the Erzgebirge ("Ore Muntains"), a muntain range in the soothren pairt o the destrict which forms pairt o the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders (frae the wast an clockwise) the destricts o Vogtlandkreis an Zwickau, the urban destrict Chemnitz, the destrict Mittelsachsen an the Czech Republic.
Erzgebirgskreis | |
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Kintra | Germany |
State | Saxony |
Foondit | 2008 |
Caipital | Annaberg-Buchholz |
Govrenment | |
• Destrict admeen. | Frank Vogel (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 1828.35 km2 (705.93 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 328,695 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP |
Website | erzgebirgskreis.de |
History eedit
The destrict wis established bi mergin the umwhile destricts o Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Stollberg an Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis as pairt o the destrict reform o August 2008.
Geography eedit
The destrict contains the wastren pairt o the Erzgebirge, which forms the border wi the Czech Republic an aw. Several rivers that rise in the Erzgebirge flow through the destrict, includin Zwickauer Mulde an Zschopau.
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References eedit
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Media relatit tae Erzgebirgskreis at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid (German)