Zwönitz
Zwönitz | |
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 Zwönitz during Christmas time | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Zwönitz within Erzgebirgskreis district | |
  Zwönitz | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′N 12°48′E / 50.617°N 12.800°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 neighbourhoods |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Wolfgang Triebert[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,786 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08297 |
| Dialling codes | 037754 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ, STL |
| Website | www.zwoenitz.de |
Zwönitz (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡svøːnɪt͡s] ) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Stollberg, and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Chemnitz.
Parts of the town
[edit]Zwönitz consists of:
Population
[edit]- 1542 – 570
- 1697 – 741
- 1780 – 863
- 1800 – 1,242
- 1840 – 1,883
- 1890 – 2,931
- 1926 – 3,760
- 1933 – 3,852
- 1946 – 7,500
- 1950 – 10,617
- 1960 – 8,307
- 1965 – 9,690
- 1981 – 11,362
- 1990 – 13,105
- 1995 – 12,318
- 2000 – 12,175
- 2005 – 11,696
- 2010 – 11,193
- 2012 – 12,519
Local council
[edit]The elections in May 2014 showed the following results:
- CDU: 16 Seats
- The Left: 4 Seats
- Unabhängige Wählervereinigung Zwönitz (UWZ): 3 Seats
- Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft e. V. (FWG) (Free voters): 2 Seats
- SPD: 1 Seat
Mayors
[edit]- Uwe Schneider (CDU), 1990–2008
- Wolfgang Triebert (CDU), since 2008
History
[edit]The town was founded by Slavs. The monastery Grünhain owned the area since 1286. Zwönitz received its town charter around the turn of the 13th century. It was a customs and trading point with market rights since 1545. From 1952 to 1990, Zwönitz was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.
Twin towns – sister cities
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Heiligenhaus, Germany
Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
Magyarpolány, Hungary
Myszków, Poland- Obermichelbach, Germany
- Puschendorf, Germany
Notable people
[edit]- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher and historian (born in Dorfchemnitz)
- Joachim Meischner (born 1946), biathlete
- Sepp Wiegand (born 1991), rally driver
Gallery
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St. Trinitatis Church -
Church in Hormersdorf -
Half-timbered house (Hotel Roß)
References
[edit]- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ "Sitemap" (in German). Zwönitz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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