Hohenstein-Ernstthal district
| Basic data | |
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| District : | Karl Marx City |
| Administrative headquarters : | Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
| Area : | 134 km² |
| Residents: | 58,935 (1989) |
| Population density: | 440 inhabitants per km² |
| License plate : | T and X (1953–1990) TI, XI (1974–1990) |
| Location of the district in the GDR | |
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The Hohenstein-Ernstthal district was a district in the Karl-Marx-Stadt district of the GDR . From 1990 to 1994 it existed as the district of Hohenstein-Ernstthal in the Free State of Saxony . His area is now in the Zwickau district in Saxony. The seat of the district administration was in Hohenstein-Ernstthal .
geography
location
The Hohenstein-Ernstthal district was between Karl-Marx-Stadt and Zwickau . In terms of area, it was the smallest district in the GDR, but at the same time had the highest population density of all districts in the GDR.
Neighboring areas
The district of Hohenstein-Ernstthal bordered in a clockwise direction in the northwest on the districts of Glauchau , Karl-Marx-Stadt-Land , Stollberg , Zwickau-Land , Werdau and Schmölln .
history
On July 25, 1952, a comprehensive district reform took place in the GDR , in which, among other things, the states lost their importance and new districts were formed. 19 communities in the then Glauchau district and the Wüstenbrand community in the Chemnitz district formed the new Hohenstein-Ernstthal district . This was assigned to the newly formed Karl-Marx-Stadt district . The district seat was in the city of Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
Municipal area changes:
- December 4, 1952 Hohndorf was reclassified from the Hohenstein-Ernstthal district to the Stollberg district
- March 1, 1974 Incorporation of Grumbach (141105) into Callenberg (141102)
- March 1, 1974 Incorporation of Meinsdorf (141114) into Langenberg (141110)
On May 17, 1990, the district was renamed the Hohenstein-Ernstthal district . On the occasion of the reunification of the two German states, the district was awarded to the re-established state of Saxony in October 1990 .
Population development
| Hohenstein-Ernstthal district | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1960 | 1971 | 1981 | 1989 | ||||
| Residents | 70,312 | 68,630 | 62,029 | 58,935 | ||||
economy
Significant companies included:
- VEB IFA engineering company Hohenstein-Ernstthal
- VEB Malitex Hohenstein-Ernstthal
- VEB Tourmalin Hohenstein-Ernstthal
- VEB upholstery fabric and plush works Hohenstein-Ernstthal
- VEB Feinstrumpfwerke Oberlungwitz
- VEB Strickwaren Oberlungwitz
- VEB Textilveredlung Lichtenstein
- VEB Nickelhütte St. Egidien
traffic
The district was connected to the GDR motorway network via the Eisenach – Bautzen motorway. The F 173 from Zwickau via Hohenstein-Ernstthal to Karl-Marx-Stadt and the F 180 from Altenburg via Hohenstein-Ernstthal to Stollberg also served national road traffic .
The district area was opened up by the Zwickau – Hohenstein-Ernstthal – Dresden , St. Egidien – Stollberg and Wüstenbrand – Neuoelsnitz railway lines, and the Hohenstein-Ernstthal – Oelsnitz tram ran through the district until 1960 .
Population data
Population overview of all 17 municipalities in the district that came to the re-established state of Saxony in 1990.
| TGS | local community | Residents | Area (ha) | |
| 10/03/1990 | December 31, 1990 | |||
| 141101 | Bernsdorf | 1,660 | 1,656 | 1,121 |
| 1411020 | Callenberg | 1,886 | 1,888 | 1,092 |
| 1411030 | Hawks | 669 | 660 | 430 |
| 1411040 | Gersdorf | 4,742 | 4,736 | 970 |
| 1411060 | Heinrichsort | 1,180 | 1,183 | 72 |
| 1411070 | Hermsdorf | 814 | 809 | 386 |
| 1411080 | Hohenstein-Ernstthal, city | 16,263 | 16,210 | 814 |
| 1411090 | Cow snappers | 532 | 523 | 1,143 |
| 1411100 | Langenberg | 924 | 919 | 833 |
| 1411110 | Langenchursdorf | 1,371 | 1,363 | 1,290 |
| 1411120 | Lichtenstein / Sa., City | 12,166 | 12,165 | 1,067 |
| 1411130 | Lobsdorf | 338 | 336 | 368 |
| 1411150 | Oberlungwitz, city | 7,882 | 7,800 | 1,501 |
| 1411160 | Reichenbach | 651 | 654 | 334 |
| 1411170 | Rödlitz | 1,811 | 1,815 | 403 |
| 1411180 | St. Egidien | 2,693 | 2,683 | 1,159 |
| 1411190 | Desert fire | 2,385 | 2,380 | 447 |
| 1411 | Hohenstein-Ernstthal district | 57,967 | 57,780 | 13,429 |
License Plate
Motor vehicles (with the exception of motorcycles) and trailers were assigned three-letter distinguishing signs starting with the letter pairs TI and XI from around 1974 to the end of 1990 . The last number plate series used for motorcycles was XH 00-01 to XH 30-00 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office (Ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .
- ↑ Law on the self-administration of municipalities and districts in the GDR (municipal constitution) of May 17, 1990
- ↑ VEB Nickelhütte St. Egidien ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on May 18, 2011)
- ↑ Saxony regional register
- ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 303 .
- ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 525 .
