Limbach-Oberfrohna
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| Limbach-Oberfrohna | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Chemnitz |
| District | Chemnitzer Land |
| Municipal assoc. | Limbach-Oberfrohna |
| Town subdivisions | 7 |
| Mayor | Hans-Christian Rickauer (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 50.17 km² (19.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349 m (1145 ft) |
| Population | 26,597 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 530 /km² (1,373 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GC |
| Postal code | 09212 |
| Area codes | 03722, 037609 |
| Website | www.limbach-oberfrohna.de |
Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Chemnitzer Land in the German Free State of Saxony.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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