Chemnitz (region)

Chemnitz
Map of Saxony highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Chemnitz
Country Germany
State Saxony
Region seat Chemnitz
Area
 • Total 6,522 km2 (2,518.2 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 1,526,091
 • Density 234/km2 (606/sq mi)
Website www.ldc.sachsen.de

Chemnitz is one of the three Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state. It coincides with the Planungsregion Südsachsen.

Contents

History

The Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz. The territory of the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz was slightly smaller, and excluded the former district of Döbeln.

Subdivision

Kreise
(districts)		 Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Erzgebirgskreis
  2. Mittelsachsen
  3. Vogtlandkreis
  4. Zwickau
  1. Chemnitz

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 

External links

Administrative regions (Direktionsbezirk) in Saxony
Chemnitz • Dresden • Leipzig