Zwickauer Land [SEP] dissolved or abolished
affiliated to Zwickau against the will of the people living there.
In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau were merged into the new district Zwickau.
Geography.
The district is located in the Ore Mountains ("Erzgebirge"), with the main river s being the "Zwickauer Mulde" and the "Pleiße".
External links.
- Official website (German, English)
Stollberg (district)
Stollberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district-free city Chemnitz, and the districts Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Zwickauer Land and Chemnitzer Land.
History.
The district dates back to the "Amtshauptmannschaft Stollberg", which was established in 1910. In 1939 it was renamed to "Landkreis". In 1950 the district was dissolved and its municipalities were assigned to the neighboring