Chemnitz

Also known as Karl-Marx-Stadt

Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt () is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden.

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Chemnitz is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony, located in the area that was formerly East Germany. The city was officially renamed Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1953 to 1990 before reverting to its original name after German reunification.

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Key facts

German place.name: Chemnitz
German place.image_flag: Flag of Chemnitz.svg
German place.image_coa: Coat of arms of Chemnitz.svg
German place.state: Saxony
German place.district: urban
German place.type: City
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14511000 <!--
German place.population: 243521
German place.population_as_of: 2014-12-31
German place.population_ref: source filled via Gemeindeschlüssel -->
German place.area: 220.85
German place.elevation: 296
German place.postal_code: 09001–09247
German place.area_code: 0371 037200 (Wittgensdorf) 037209 (Einsiedel) 03722 (Röhrsdorf) 03726 (Euba)
German place.licence: C
German place.mayor: Sven Schulze
German place.leader_term: 2020–27
German place.party: SPD

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

Toponymy
History
Beginnings
Meissen and Saxony
Weimar Republic
World War II
GDR
After reunification
Culture and sights
Image gallery
Climate
Administrative divisions
Politics
Mayor
City council
Urban renewal
Economy
Image gallery
Demographics
Languages
Transport
Roads
Public transport
Airports
Sports
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

The city lies in the middle of a string of cities sitting in the densely populated northern foreland of the Elster and Ore Mountains, stretching from Plauen in the southwest via Zwickau, Chemnitz and Freiberg to Dresden in the northeast, and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Located in the Ore Mountain Basin, the city is surrounded by the Ore Mountains to the south and the Central Saxon Hill Country to the north. The city stands on the Chemnitz River, which is formed through the confluence of the rivers Zwönitz and Würschnitz in the borough of Altchemnitz.

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