- Annaberg
Infobox German district
name=Annaberg
state=Saxony
dissolved =2008-08-01
capital=Annaberg-Buchholz
regierungsbezirk=Chemnitz
area=438
population=86,800
population_as_of=2001
density=198
carsign=ANA
url= [http://www.erzgebirge-total.de/ana/ erzgebirge-total.de/ana]
Annaberg is a former district in the
Free State of Saxony ,Germany . It was bounded by (from the south and clockwise) theCzech Republic and the districts ofAue-Schwarzenberg , Stollberg andMittlerer Erzgebirgskreis .History
In the Middle Ages the Ore Mountains were virtually unsettled and covered by dense forests. The towns of Annaberg and Buchholz (merged in 1945 to form
Annaberg-Buchholz ) were founded by the turn of the 16th century due to the discovery ofsilver andtin deposits. Now men from the Saxon lowlands moved into the mountains and founded lots of small towns and villages.The district of Annaberg was established in
1874 .The district of Annaberg became a part of the new district
Erzgebirgskreis on1 August 2008. The district Erzgebirgskreisconsists of the former districts of Annaberg, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskeis (Marienberg).Geography
The district was located in the western Ore Mountains on the Czech border. It extended from the highest mountains on the border to more gentle hilly country in the north. The town of Oberwiesenthal is the highest located city of Germany. It is situated on the foot of the Fichtelberg (1214 m), the second highest peak of the Ore Mountains.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.erzgebirge-total.de/ana/ Official website] (German, requires Java for navigation)
* [http://www.kabeljournal.de/erz/stadtinfo_ana/ Inofficial website] (German)
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