Freiberg (district)



         


State:Saxony Adm. Region:Chemnitz Capital:Freiberg Area:914 km² Inhabitants:151,600 (2001) pop. density:166 inh./km² Car identification:FG Website: Map

Freiberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Mittweida, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis, and by the Czech Republic.

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History

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Freiberg, Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha.

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Geography

The district is located on the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. The largest river of the region is the Freiberger Mulde, which rises on Czech territory and from there runs northwards.

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • the lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony
  • the tools symbolise the mining tradition in the Ore Mountains


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Towns and municipalities

Cities Municipalities
  1. Augustusburg
  2. Brand-Erbisdorf
  3. Flöha
  4. Frauenstein
  5. Freiberg
  6. Oederan
  7. Sayda
  8. Siebenlehn
  1. Bobritzsch
  2. Dorfchemnitz
  3. Eppendorf
  4. Falkenau
  5. Frankenstein
  6. Gahlenz
  7. Großhartmannsdorf
  8. Großschirma
  9. Halsbrücke

  1. Hilbersdorf
  2. Leubsdorf
  3. Lichtenberg
  4. Mulda
  5. Neuhausen
  6. Niederschöna
  7. Niederwiesa
  8. Oberschöna
  9. Rechenberg-Bienenmühle
  10. Reinsberg




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