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Zwochau
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Location of Zwochau within Nordsachsen district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Leipzig |
| District | Nordsachsen |
| Municipal assoc. | Wiedemar |
| Local subdivisions | 2 |
| Mayor | Rudolf Ryll |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 18.84 km2 (7.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population | 1,066 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 57 /km2 (147 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | TDO |
| Postal code | 04509 |
| Area code | 034207 |
| Website | www.zwochau.de |
Zwochau is a municipality in the district (Landkreis) of North Saxony, in the administrative region (Direktionsbezirke) of Leipzig, in Saxony. It is in the Wiedemar administrative district.
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The municipality lies approximately lies ca. 30 km east of Halle (Saale), ca. 20 km northwest of Leipzig, and 10 km southwest of Delitzsch. The national autobahn no. 9 runs west of the corporate boundary and can be accessed via the Wiedemar entrance ramp (ca. 4 km). The community is marked with the vestiges of the defunct middle German Brown coal industry. Lakes are currently forming in the vast open pits of the former mines (the Werbeliner See, Grabschützer See, and Zwochauer See) as a part of the new "Saxon Sealand." The Leipzig/Halle Airport is immediately south of Zwochau in the Schkeuditz district.
The existence of the village of Zwochau is first documented in a charter from 1158. Since 1 April 1936 the villages of Flemsdorf and Schladitz have been amalgamated with Zwochau. [2]
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