Zschopau





Place in Saxony, Germany



































































Zschopau

Market square
Market square


Coat of arms of Zschopau
Coat of arms

Location of Zschopau







Zschopau is located in Germany

Zschopau

Zschopau




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Zschopau is located in Saxony

Zschopau

Zschopau




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Coordinates: 50°45′N 13°04′E / 50.750°N 13.067°E / 50.750; 13.067Coordinates: 50°45′N 13°04′E / 50.750°N 13.067°E / 50.750; 13.067
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc. Zschopau
Government

 • Mayor
Arne Sigmund (non-party)
Area

 • Total 22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi)
Elevation

350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31)[1]

 • Total 9,266
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
09405, 09434 (Krumhermersdorf)
Dialling codes 03725
Vehicle registration ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website www.zschopau.de

Zschopau (German pronunciation: [ˈtʃoːpaʊ]), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Historical population


  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 Personalities who have worked on the ground


  • 5 Pictures


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Geography


The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both banks of the Zschopau River, about 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Chemnitz. The highest point is Mt. Pilzhübel with an elevation of 597.8 m (1,961 ft). The municipal area comprises the village of Krumhermersdorf, incorporated in 1999. Since German reunification, Zschopau has lost about one fourth of its population.


Zschopau is famous for its motorcycle industry, particularly the DKW and MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy business VEB Plasticart.


Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the twelfth century.



Historical population











































Year Population[citation needed]
1750 4,300
1841 6,100
1871 7,877
1890 7,441
1900 6,748
1910 6,732
1925 7,455
1939 8,854
1946 8,983


Notable people




  • Heinz Auerswald (1891-1974), painter not to be confused with Heinz Auerswald German lawyer, Nazi party, 1908 - 1970


  • Marcus Burghardt (born 1983), bicycle racer


  • Ulf Findeisen (born 1962), ski jumper


  • David Füleki (born 1985), comic artist and non-fiction author


  • Rebekka Haase (born 1993), athlete (sprinter)


  • Axel Jungk (born 1991), skeleton racer


  • Walter Kaaden (1919–1996), engineer


  • Karl Kröner (1887–1972), painter




Karl Kröner 1955




  • Claudia Nystad (born 1978), cross country skier


  • Karl Schmidt-Hellerau (1873–1948), furniture manufacturer and social reformer


  • Stefan Semmler (born 1952), rower


  • Frank Uhlig (born 1955), footballer


  • Roland Wieser (born 1956), racewalker



Personalities who have worked on the ground




Clara Zetkin 1897



  • Carl Hahn (1894-1961), German-Austrian automobile builder and entrepreneur, father of VW manager Carl Hahn


  • Walter Kaaden (1919-1996), engineer


  • Christian Liebe (1654-1708), composer


  • Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878-1964), Danish engineer and industrialist

  • Hermann Weber (1896-1948), Constructor


  • Valentin Weigel (1533-1588), mystical theosophical writer, priest and natural philosopher


  • Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), socialist politician and women's rights activist



Pictures




Zschopau - New Town hall




Zschopau (yellow building=old town hall




Wildeck Castle - Inner court




Zschopau




Notes





  1. ^ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




References




  • Zschopau in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)


  • Ganshäuser in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)


  • Wilischthal in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)



External links


Media related to Zschopau, Germany at Wikimedia Commons




  • http://www.zschopau.de/ Official city homepage


  • Wikisource "Zschopau" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.














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