Freiberg (district)

Freiberg
District

Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
Disbanded	2008-08-01
Capital	Freiberg
Area
• Total	914 km² (353 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	151,600
• Density	170/km² (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	freiberg-regional.de

Freiberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Mittweida, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis, and by the Czech Republic.

History

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Freiberg, Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida were merged into the new district Mittelsachsen.

Geography

The district was located on the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. The largest river of the region is the Freiberger Mulde, which rises on Czech territory and from there runs northwards.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

the lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony
the tools symbolise the mining tradition in the Ore Mountains

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Augustusburg Brand-Erbisdorf Flöha Frauenstein Freiberg Großschirma Oederan Sayda	Bobritzsch Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf Falkenau Frankenstein Großhartmannsdorf Halsbrücke Hilbersdorf Leubsdorf	Lichtenberg Mulda Neuhausen Niederwiesa Oberschöna Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Reinsberg Weißenborn

External links

Official website (German)

Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany

Urban districts	Chemnitz Dresden Leipzig

Rural districts	Bautzen Erzgebirgskreis Görlitz Leipzig Meißen Mittelsachsen Nordsachsen Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Vogtlandkreis Zwickau

Former urban districts	Görlitz Hoyerswerda Plauen Zwickau

Former rural districts	Annaberg Aue-Schwarzenberg Chemnitzer Land Delitzsch Döbeln Freiberg Kamenz Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Mittweida Muldentalkreis Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain Sächsische Schweiz Stollberg Torgau-Oschatz Weißeritzkreis Zwickauer Land

Towns and municipalities in Freiberg (district)

Augustusburg Bobritzsch Brand-Erbisdorf Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf Falkenau Flöha Frankenstein Frauenstein Freiberg Großhartmannsdorf Großschirma Halsbrücke Hilbersdorf Leubsdorf Lichtenberg Mulda Neuhausen Niederwiesa Oberschöna Oederan Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Reinsberg Sayda Weißenborn

Coordinates: 50°54′36″N 13°20′24″E / 50.91000°N 13.34000°E / 50.91000; 13.34000

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 158327767 GND: 4363674-3

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