Chemnitz
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| Chemnitz | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Chemnitz |
| District | Chemnitz |
| Mayor | Barbara Ludwig (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 220.85 km² (85.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population | 246,110 (01/05/2006) |
| - Density | 1,114 /km² (2,886 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | C |
| Postal codes | 09001-09247 |
| Area code | 0371 |
| Website | chemnitz.de |
Chemnitz is a city in Germany. It is located in the state of Saxony. In 2006, about 245.000 people lived there.
During the partition of Germany Chemnitz was in East Germany. From 1953 to 1990 Chemnitz was called Karl-Marx-Stadt. The name was in reference to the social reformer Karl Marx. Now the city has its old name. This name is from the river that flows through it.
The first mention of the city was in 1143. The city had an important role in the Industrial Revolution. About 1883 the city population passed 100.000 inhabitants.
[change] Geography
Chemnitz is situated north of the Ore Mountains in the western part of the Bundesland Saxony. It is the 3rd biggest city in Saxony with about 245.000 inhabitants. The area is about 220 sq km. There is a river that is also called Chemnitz. The average temperature is 8°C and the amount of rain and snow every year (annual precipitation) is 700 mm.
[change] Sights
The Karl-Marx-Monument is one attraction of the city since 1971. The 7,10 meter high statue was created by the Russian artist Lev Kerbel. The inhabitants of Chemnitz call it "Nischel", which means head in the dialect of the area.
The Roter Turm (the red tower)is one of Chemnitz's oldest sights, it was built in the 12th or 13th century and was once part of the city wall.
The town hall of Chemnitz consists of two buildings. The old town hall was built in the 15th century. The new townhall on the other hand was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was designed by Richard Möbius. The new town hall was erected next to the old one.
One of the new attractions of the city is das Tietz. The former department store was constructed in 1912/1913. Today the museum of natural history, the public library, an adult education centre, a galery and the Petrified Forest can be found here.
.svg/29px-Flag_of_Saxony_(state).svg.png){kind=small} Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany  |
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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 |
