Zwickau () is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
History The district was established by merging the former districts Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau as part of the district reform of August 2008.
Geography The district is located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, west of Chemnitz. The main rivers of the district are the Zwickauer Mulde and the Pleiße. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the state Thuringia, the district Mittelsachsen, the urban district Chemnitz, and the districts Erzgebirgskreis and Vogtlandkreis.
Towns and municipalities
Towns
Crimmitschau Glauchau Hartenstein Hohenstein-Ernstthal Kirchberg Lichtenstein Limbach-Oberfrohna Meerane Oberlungwitz Waldenburg Werdau Wildenfels Wilkau-Haßlau Zwickau
Municipalities
Bernsdorf Callenberg Crinitzberg Dennheritz Fraureuth Gersdorf Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg Hirschfeld Langenbernsdorf Langenweißbach Lichtentanne Mülsen Neukirchen Niederfrohna Oberwiera Reinsdorf Remse Sankt Egidien Schönberg
Notes
References
External links
Official website