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 .
2-562: Lengefeld is a town and a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis , in the Free State of Saxony , Germany . It is situated in the Ore Mountains , 23 km southeast of Chemnitz . On 1 January 2014 it was merged with the municipality Pockau to form the town Pockau-Lengefeld . This Erzgebirgskreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Erzgebirgskreis The district
4-574: 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
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