Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
District

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	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	MEK
Website	http://www.erzgebirge-mek.de

The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a former district in the Free State of 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).

History

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.

Geography

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.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows three symbols of the typical industries of the district. To the left is a wheel, symbolizing the water mills which were abundant in the district, it also symbolizes the more modern industries. The tree to the left stands for the many forests and the timber industry, the hammers in the bottom are a mining symbol, as the district was a center of ore mining.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Lengefeld Marienberg Olbernhau Wolkenstein Zöblitz Zschopau	Amtsberg Börnichen Borstendorf Deutschneudorf Drebach Gornau Großolbersdorf Großrückerswalde	Grünhainichen Heidersdorf Pfaffroda Pobershau Pockau Seiffen Venusberg Waldkirchen

External links

Official website (German)
Touristical website (German)

Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany

Urban districts	Chemnitz Dresden Leipzig

Rural districts	Bautzen Erzgebirgskreis Görlitz Leipzig Meißen Mittelsachsen Nordsachsen Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Vogtlandkreis Zwickau

Former urban districts	Görlitz Hoyerswerda Plauen Zwickau

Former rural districts	Annaberg Aue-Schwarzenberg Chemnitzer Land Delitzsch Döbeln Freiberg Kamenz Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Mittweida Muldentalkreis Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain Sächsische Schweiz Stollberg Torgau-Oschatz Weißeritzkreis Zwickauer Land

Towns and municipalities in Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

Amtsberg Börnichen Borstendorf Deutschneudorf Drebach Gornau Großolbersdorf Großrückerswalde Grünhainichen Heidersdorf Lengefeld Marienberg Olbernhau Pfaffroda Pobershau Pockau Seiffen Venusberg Waldkirchen Wolkenstein Zöblitz Zschopau

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 129817870 GND: 5108031-X

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