Chemnitz (region)

Chemnitz
Map of Saxony highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Chemnitz
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Region seat	Chemnitz
Area
- Total	6,522 km2 (2,518.2 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
- Total	1,526,091
- Density	234/km2 (606/sq mi)
Website	www.ldc.sachsen.de

The Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz before August 2008

Chemnitz is one of the three Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state. It coincides with the Planungsregion Südsachsen.

History

The Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz. The territory of the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz was slightly smaller, and excluded the former district of Döbeln.

Subdivision

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Erzgebirgskreis Mittelsachsen Vogtlandkreis Zwickau	Chemnitz

See also

• Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 50°45′N 12°50′E / 50.75°N 12.83°E / 50.75; 12.83