Erzgebirgskreis is a district ( Kreis ) in the Free State of Saxony , Germany . It is named after the Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge ), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border . It borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau , the urban district Chemnitz , the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic .
5-649: The district was established by merging the former districts of Annaberg , Aue-Schwarzenberg , Stollberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis as part of the district reform of August 2008. The district contains the western part of the Ore Mountains , which also forms the border with the Czech Republic . Several rivers that rise in the Erzgebirge flow through the district, including Zwickauer Mulde and Zschopau . The Erzgebirgskreis has partnerships with
10-493: A part of the new district Erzgebirgskreis on 1 August 2008. The district Erzgebirgskreisconsists of the former districts of Annaberg, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskeis (Marienberg). The district was located in the western Ore Mountains on the Czech Republic–Germany border . It extended from the highest mountains on the border to more gentle hilly country in the north. The town of Oberwiesenthal
15-535: The Middle Ages the Ore Mountains were virtually unsettled and covered by dense forests. The towns of Annaberg and Buchholz (merged in 1945 to form Annaberg-Buchholz ) were founded by the turn of the 16th century due to the discovery of silver and tin deposits. Now men from the Saxon lowlands moved into the mountains and founded many small towns and villages. The district of Annaberg was established in 1874. By
20-538: The following districts: [REDACTED] Media related to Erzgebirgskreis at Wikimedia Commons 50°36′N 12°57′E / 50.600°N 12.950°E / 50.600; 12.950 Annaberg (district) Annaberg is a former district in Saxony , Germany . It was bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the Czech Republic and the districts of Aue-Schwarzenberg , Stollberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis . Its colors are pink, green, and blue. In
25-479: The late 19th century, mining, formerly of great importance, had been diverted to other localities, and the government department relating to it had moved to Marienberg in 1856. Annaberg, however, continued to be an important center for the manufacture of lace and fringes, which latter industry was introduced about 1590 by Protestant refugees from Spanish oppression in Flanders . The district of Annaberg became
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