Wilkau-Haßlau Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen_Wilkau-Hasslau.svg
Coordinates:50.6667°N 43°W
Image Plan:Wilkau-Haßlau in Z.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Zwickau
Elevation:280
Area:12.70
Postal Code:08112
Area Code:0375, 037602
Licence:Z
Gemeindeschlüssel:14524320
Website:www.wilkau-hasslau.de
Mayor:Stefan Feustel[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 26
Party:CDU

Wilkau-Haßlau is a town in the Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, about 6 km south of Zwickau.

Geography

Location

The town lies at the foot of the Ore Mountains in a valley bowl, about 6 kilometers south of the town of Zwickau and is divided by the Zwickauer Mulde rivers and the Rödelbach stream. Left of the Mulde are the former parishes of Haara, Neuhaara, Culitzsch and Wilkau, right of the river are Oberhaßlau, Niederhaßlau, Silberstraße and Rosenthal, as well as Sandberg, only settled in recent decades, which was formed by the division of the parish of Bockwa.

Neighbouring municipalities

Its neighbouring municipalities are Hirschfeld and Reinsdorf and the towns of Kirchberg, Wildenfels and Zwickau in the district of Zwickau.

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2019