Aue-Schwarzenberg Rural District
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Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg | |
Map of Saxony highlighting the district of Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg |
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State | Saxony |
Adm. region | Chemnitz
area=528.25 |
District seat | Aue |
Population | 138,331 (2001) |
Pop. density | 262 /km² |
Licence plate code | ASZ |
Web page | http://www.lra-asz.de |
Aue-Schwarzenberg is a rural district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
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[change] History
The districts of Aue and Schwarzenberg were formed in 1873. In 1994 both districts were joined together in order to form a new district, which was called Westerzgebirgskreis (the Western Ore Mountains District). It was renamed Aue-Schwarzenberg in 1995.
[change] Geography
The district is located in the western part of the Erzgebirge (ore) Mountains. The tops of these mountains are also the German-Czech border. The highest peak in the district is the Auersberg 1,019 m (3,343.1758581 ft), second highest mountain in Saxony.
[change] Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
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[change] Towns and municipalities
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[change] See also
- Free Republic of Schwarzenberg
[change] Other websites
- Official website (German)
- Inofficial website (German)
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Urban districts | Chemnitz · Dresden · Görlitz · Hoyerswerda · Leipzig · Plauen · Zwickau |
Rural districts | Annaberg · Aue-Schwarzenberg · Bautzen · Chemnitzer Land · Delitzsch · Döbeln · Freiberg · Kamenz · Leipziger Land · Löbau-Zittau · Meißen · Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis · Mittweida · Muldentalkreis · Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis · Riesa-Großenhain · Sächsische Schweiz · Stollberg · Torgau-Oschatz · Vogtlandkreis · Weißeritzkreis · Zwickauer Land |