Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. It is 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).

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

History

The district was formed in 1994 by merging the two previous districts Marienberg and Zschopau.

Geography

The district is 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	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	free municipalities
Lengefeld Marienberg ¹ Olbernhau Wolkenstein Zöblitz Zschopau¹ ¹ Administrated in a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft	Grüner Grund Wildenstein Seiffen-Deutschneudorf-Heidersdorf Marienberg-Pobershau Zschopau-Gornau	Amtsberg Borstendorf Großolbersdorf Großrückerswalde Pfaffroda Pockau (Flöhatal)

External links

• Official website (German)
• Touristical website (German)