Zwönitz | |
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Location of Zwönitz within Erzgebirgskreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°37′N 12°48′E / 50.617°N 12.800°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Erzgebirgskreis |
Subdivisions | 7 neighbourhoods |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–29) | Wolfgang Triebert [1] ( CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 11,786 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 08297 |
Dialling codes | 037754 |
Vehicle registration | ERZ, STL |
Website | www.zwoenitz.de |
Zwönitz (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡svøːnɪt͡s] ) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km south of Stollberg, and 24 km southwest of Chemnitz.
Zwönitz consists of:
The elections in May 2014 showed the following results:
The town was founded by Slavs. The monastery Grünhain owned the area since 1286. Zwönitz received its town charter around the turn of the 13th century. It was a customs and trading point with market rights since 1545. From 1952 to 1990, Zwönitz was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.