Marienberg

Also known as Marienberg, Saxony

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.

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

BERGSTADT MARIENBERG ERLEBEN - Marienberg

Bergbautradition mitten im geschichtsträchtigen Erzgebirge

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

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

==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.

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