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Zwönitz

Coordinates: 50°37′N 12°48′E / 50.617°N 12.800°E / 50.617; 12.800
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Zwönitz
Zwönitz during Christmas time
Zwönitz during Christmas time
Coat of arms of Zwönitz
Location of Zwönitz within Erzgebirgskreis district
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Zwönitz is located in Germany
Zwönitz
Zwönitz
Zwönitz is located in Saxony
Zwönitz
Zwönitz
Coordinates: 50°37′N 12°48′E / 50.617°N 12.800°E / 50.617; 12.800
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Subdivisions7 neighbourhoods
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Wolfgang Triebert[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,786
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08297
Dialling codes037754
Vehicle registrationERZ, STL
Websitewww.zwoenitz.de

Zwönitz (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡svøːnɪt͡s] ) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Stollberg, and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Chemnitz.

Parts of the town

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Zwönitz consists of:

Zwönitz
Zwönitz and its villages and the joint administration Zwönitz-Elterlein

Population

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  • 1542 – 570
  • 1697 – 741
  • 1780 – 863
  • 1800 – 1,242
  • 1840 – 1,883
  • 1890 – 2,931
  • 1926 – 3,760
  • 1933 – 3,852
  • 1946 – 7,500
  • 1950 – 10,617
  • 1960 – 8,307
  • 1965 – 9,690
  • 1981 – 11,362
  • 1990 – 13,105
  • 1995 – 12,318
  • 2000 – 12,175
  • 2005 – 11,696
  • 2010 – 11,193
  • 2012 – 12,519

Local council

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The elections in May 2014 showed the following results:

  • CDU: 16 Seats
  • The Left: 4 Seats
  • Unabhängige Wählervereinigung Zwönitz (UWZ): 3 Seats
  • Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft e. V. (FWG) (Free voters): 2 Seats
  • SPD: 1 Seat

Mayors

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  • Uwe Schneider (CDU), 1990–2008
  • Wolfgang Triebert (CDU), since 2008

History

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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.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Zwönitz is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ "Sitemap" (in German). Zwönitz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.