Chemnitz-Zwickau agglomeration

The Chemnitz - Zwickau agglomeration is one of three agglomerations in the Free State of Saxony and one of the largest densely populated areas in Germany . Together with the agglomeration of Leipzig-Halle , it belongs to the metropolitan region of Central Germany . The metropolitan area is located in the southwest of Saxony and extends parallel to the Ore Mountains ridge .

traffic

The greater Chemnitz-Zwickau area is accessible by the A 72 and A 4 motorways. The central motorway junction in the region is the Chemnitz junction , where the A72 motorway from Hof to Leipzig (third section from Chemnitzer Kreuz to Borna) and the A4 motorway from Bad Hersfeld via Eisenach , Chemnitz, Dresden to Görlitz intersect .

Regional trains run from Chemnitz main station to Dresden and Zwickau every hour, and regional express trains from Dresden also serve the Saxony-Franconian main line to Hof . Regional Express trains provide an hourly connection to the national Leipzig Hbf . Regional trains of the Erzgebirgsbahn operate on the routes towards Cranzahl and Olbernhau via Flöha and to Aue . The routes to Burgstädt , Hainichen and Stollberg are operated by the Chemnitz City Railway .

The Chemnitz-Jahnsdorf and Zwickau airports are located in the metropolitan area .

economy

The regional center of the Chemnitz-Zwickau agglomeration is one of the most important economic areas in the new federal states. The gross domestic product in 2004 was around 6.3 billion euros. This corresponds to around 25,100 euros per inhabitant or 43,100 euros per employed person. The local and regional economic structure is primarily shaped by the automotive, mechanical engineering and metal processing industries. But the solar industry has also discovered the Chemnitz-Zwickau agglomeration as a production location. The region is one of the fastest growing in Germany.

geography

The region lies in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains or extends into valleys into the Ore Mountains.
Important rivers in the agglomeration are the Zwickauer Mulde , the Pleiße , the Chemnitz , the Flöha and the Zschopau .

structure

The two regional centers of Chemnitz and Zwickau form the core of the area . There are also numerous medium and sub-centers with more than 10,000 inhabitants in this agglomeration . The largest cities in the metropolitan area are:

city	status	circle	Population (August 31, 2013)
Chemnitz	Upper center	circular	242,146
Zwickau	Upper center	Zwickau	91,631
Limbach-Oberfrohna	Middle center	Zwickau	24,190
Glauchau	Middle center	Zwickau	23,234
Werdau	Middle center	Zwickau	21,198
Crimmitschau	Middle center	Zwickau	19,470
Schwarzenberg	Sub-center	Erzgebirgskreis	17,631
Aue	Middle center	Erzgebirgskreis	16,729
Hohenstein-Ernstthal	Middle center	Zwickau	15,089
Meerane	Sub-center	Zwickau	15,071
Schneeberg	Sub-center	Erzgebirgskreis	14.307
Zwönitz	Sub-center	Erzgebirgskreis	12,479
Lichtenstein / Sa.	Sub-center	Zwickau	12,000
Stollberg	Middle center	Erzgebirgskreis	11,417
Oelsnitz / Erzgeb.	Sub-center	Erzgebirgskreis	11,259
Wilkau-Haßlau	Sub-center	Zwickau	10,284

The total number of inhabitants in the region - including the city of Chemnitz, the district of Zwickau and the western part of the Erzgebirgskreis (old districts of Aue-Schwarzenberg and Stollberg) - is around 750,000.

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony - Population of the Free State of Saxony at the end of each month of selected reporting months by municipality (source: population update based on the census data from May 9, 2011) - Territory as of August 31, 2013 (PDF; 60 kB)

Web links

[1] State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony - Population of the Free State of Saxony at the end of each month of selected reporting months by municipality (source: population update based on the census data from May 9, 2011) - Territory as of August 31, 2013 (PDF; 60 kB)