Meerane

Meerane
Saint Martin Church
Meerane
Location of the town of Meerane within Zwickau district
Coordinates	50°51′7″N 12°27′49″E / 50.85194°N 12.46361°E / 50.85194; 12.46361Coordinates: 50°51′7″N 12°27′49″E / 50.85194°N 12.46361°E / 50.85194; 12.46361
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Zwickau
Municipal assoc.	Meerane
Town subdivisions	Kernstadt, 4 Ortsteile
Mayor	Lothar Ungerer
Basic statistics
Area	19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation	253 m  (830 ft)
Population	16,115 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	815 /km2 (2,111 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	Z
Postal code	08393
Area code	03764
Website	www.meerane.de

Meerane is a town in the Zwickau district of Saxony, Germany. It lies midway between the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau.

As of 31 December 2008, there were 16,517^[2] inhabitants. The population has declined from a peak of over 26,000 in the 1940s.

Meerane was once important for the manufacture of woollen and mixed cloths; associated industries such as dyeworks, tanneries and machine factories were also located there.

Attractions

• There are several parks: Wilhelm-Wunderlich Park, Annapark, Schillerpark
• The city hall was built in 1727, and has been completely restored
• The Lutheran church of St. Martinskirche was first documented in 1314

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
2. ^ German Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerane

External links

• Official website of Meerane