- Zwickau (district)
Infobox German district
name=Zwickau
state=Saxony
capital=Zwickau
regierungsbezirk=Chemnitz
area=949
population=353,041
population_as_of=2007
density=372
carsign=Z
url=http://www.landkreis-zwickau.deZwickau (official name: "Landkreis Zwickau") is a district ("
Kreis ") in the Free State ofSaxony ,Germany .History
The district was established by merging the former districts
Zwickauer Land ,Chemnitzer Land and the urban districtZwickau as part of the district reform of August 2008.Geography
The district is located in the northern foothills of the
Erzgebirge , west ofChemnitz . The main rivers of the district are theZwickauer Mulde and thePleiße . It borders (from the west and clockwise) the stateThuringia , the districtMittelsachsen , the urban districtChemnitz , and the districtsErzgebirgskreis andVogtlandkreis .Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.landkreis-zwickau.de Official website] (German)
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