Chemnitz (region) explained

Chemnitz
Native Name:Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:Direktionsbezirk
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Germany
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Saxony
Extinct Title:Disestablished
Extinct Date:1 March 2012
Seat Type:Region seat
Seat:Chemnitz
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6522
Population Total:1526091
Population As Of:31 Dec. 2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€46.588 billion (2022)
Website:www.ldc.sachsen.de

Chemnitz (pronounced as /de/) was one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregion Südsachsen. It was disbanded in March 2012.

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)

  1. Erzgebirgskreis
  2. Mittelsachsen
  3. Vogtlandkreis
  4. Zwickau

Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)

  1. Chemnitz

See also

References

  1. Web site: EU regions by GDP, Eurostat. 18 September 2023.

External links

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