Marienberg
Sign in to saveMarienberg () is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of 2020, the town had 16,716 inhabitants.
Key facts
- German location.name
- Marienberg
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Marienberg-1650-Merian.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Marienberg in 1650
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen Marienberg (Erzgebirge).png
- German location.image_plan
- Marienberg in ERZ.png
- German location.state
- Saxony
- German location.district
- Erzgebirgskreis
- German location.elevation
- 609
- German location.area
- 133.5
- German location.postal_code
- 09491-09496
- German location.area_code
- 03735
- German location.licence
- ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 14521390
- German location.divisions
- 9
- German location.website
- www.marienberg.de
- German location.mayor
- André Heinrich
- German location.leader_term
- 2022–29
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18 sectionsContents
- Location and design
- Town districts
- History
- Villages of Gebirge, Gelobtland and Hüttengrund
- Culture and sights
- Structures
- Museums
- Memorials
- Major events
- Culinary specialities
- Climate
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Media
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Marienberg () is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of 2020, the town had 16,716 inhabitants.
==Location and design== The town is situated on a plateau north of the Ore Mountains ridge, at an elevation between 460 and 891 metres above sea level. It is approximately 31 kilometres south of Chemnitz, to which it is connected via the Flöha Valley Railway.