Limbach-Oberfrohna

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Limbach-Oberfrohna Wappen.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 52 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 45 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Zwickau
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Limbach-Oberfrohna
Höhe = 349
Fläche = 50.17
Einwohner = 26597
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 09212
Vorwahl = 03722, 037609
Kfz = GC
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 1 73 140
Gliederung = 7
Straße = Rathausplatz 1
Website = [http://www.limbach-oberfrohna.de/ www.limbach-oberfrohna.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans-Christian Rickauer
Partei = CDU

Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Zwickau in the German Free State of Saxony.

Economy

Limbach-Oberfrohna is situated in the manufacturing district of Chemnitz. It has a public park and a monument to the composer Johann Pache. Its industries in the past included the making of worsteds, cloth, silk and sewing-machines, and dyeing and bleaching. But these industries collapsed almost completely after the reunification of Germany in the early 90ies of the last century. Today. the biggest employers in the town are Siemens VDO, a former branch of the Siemens AG and manufacturer of car-supplies together with other mechanical-engineering firms.

Transportation

The town is situated near the BAB 4 (Bundesautobahn 4) and BAB 72. Chemnitz, a city with a long existing mechanical-engineering-industry, is situated about 15 km to the west of Limbach-Oberfrohna.