- Zschopau
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Zschopau 17 Jh.jpg
image_caption = Zschopau in 1617
Wappen = Wappen_Zschopau.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 45 | lat_sec=0
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 04 | lon_sec=0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Erzgebirgskreis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Zschopau
Höhe = 350
Fläche = 22.90
Einwohner = 11247
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 09405 09434
Vorwahl = 03725
Kfz = MEK (earlier ZP)
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 1 81 420
Adresse = Altmarkt 2
09405 Zschopau
Adresse-Verband = Altmarkt 2
Website = [http://www.zschopau.de www.zschopau.de]
Bürgermeister = Klaus BaumannZschopau (IPA2|ˈtʃoːpaʊ), a town in the German state
Saxony , is located on both banks of theZschopau River , 9 miles south-east fromChemnitz . It is part of theErzgebirgskreis district. Its population is 11,584 (2005 ). Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the12th century .Zschopau is famous for its
motorcycle industry, particularly theMZ andMZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy businessVEB Plasticart .External links
* http://www.zschopau.de/ Official city homepage
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